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Definitions: Rarity |
RarityNoun1. Noteworthy scarcity. 2. A rarified quality: "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere". 3. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "rarity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: RaritySynonyms: curio (n), curiosity (n), infrequency (n), low density (n), oddity (n), oddment (n), peculiarity (n), rareness (n), tenuity (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fewness | Noun: fewness; Adjective: paucity, small number; small quantity; rarity; infrequency; handful, maniple; minority; exiguity. |
Infrequency | Noun: infrequency, rareness, rarity; fewness; seldomness; uncommonness. |
Rarity | Noun: rarity, tenuity; absence of solidity; subtility; subtilty, subtlety; sponginess, compressibility. |
Unconformity | Noun: {opp. } nonconformity; unconformity, disconformity; unconventionality, informality, abnormity, abnormality, anomaly; anomalousness; Adjective: exception, peculiarity; infraction of law, breach, of law, violation of law, violation of custom, violation of usage, infringement of law, infringement of custom, infringement of usage; teratism, eccentricity, bizarrerie, oddity, je ne sais quoi, monster, monstrosity, rarity; freak, freak of Nature, weirdo, mutant; rouser, snorter. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Rarity |
| English words defined with "rarity": antique ♦ Orange cowry ♦ Rarities. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "rarity": Allon-bachuth ♦ catastrophic flood. (references) |
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Screenplays | Yeah, Morgan, it's a real rarity that we'd be out drinking. (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) | |
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Tori Amos | To have some honest moments is a rarity. We're not encouraged to really look at what we're feeling. |
Walter Bagehot | Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Now, we are of those who respect anything in the way of a rarity. |
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Health | The existence of children with no dental caries, a rarity in the past, is no longer unusual. (references) | |
Syphilis testing should continue until adequate data can determine its effect on the rarity of transfusion-transmitted syphilis. (references) | ||
The test for syphilis has been used for many years, and data are inadequate to ascertain whether it accounts for the rarity of transfusion-transmitted syphilis. (references) | ||
Business | Discount shopping malls, a rarity in the U.K., are especially attractive. (references) | |
Toll roads are no longer a rarity with revenues typically funneled to road construction and maintenance. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Uzbekistan | The absence of a free press and the rarity of public trials make it impossible to determine how many persons have been incarcerated for religious reasons. (references) |
Economic History | Kazakhstan | Moreover, finding local managers with western work experience and a business education is still a rarity - even in Almaty. (references) |
Korea | Due to the rarity and infrequency of opportunities for professional advancement in many Korean companies, frustrated Korean women- particularly professionally qualified Korean women- often welcome employment offers from foreign firms. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bulgaria | The difficulty and rarity of replacing judges, virtually regardless of performance, often has been cited as a hindrance to effective law enforcement. (references) |
Minorities | Togo | In particular discrimination against southerners by northerners and against northerners by southerners is evident in private sector hiring and buying patterns, in patterns of de facto ethnic segregation in urban neighborhoods, and in the relative rarity of marriages across the north-south ethnic divide. (references) |
Political Economy | Turkey | The rarity of convictions and the light sentences imposed on police and other security officials for killings and torture continued to foster a climate of impunity. (references) |
Worker Rights | Uzbekistan | Observers believe that the rarity of strikes reflects the absence of truly representative trade unions due to a falling standard of living and growing unemployment raised social tensions. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Rarity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Rarity" is used about 284 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 284 | 17,292 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
rarity bay | 20 |
list nes rarity | 13 |
antique collector rarity | 9 |
collector rare rarity | 6 |
rarity | 6 |
guide nes rarity | 3 |
bay golf rarity | 3 |
99 item neopets rarity | 3 |
nes rarity | 3 |
bay course golf rarity | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "rarity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rrallim (attenuation, rarefaction, tenuity), rrallesë (rarefaction), rrallësi (rareness, scarcity), raritet (rara avis), gjë e rrallë (curiosity, rara avis). (various references) | |
Arabic | نقاء (lucidity, pureness, purity), ندرة (drought, famine, paucity, penury, poverty, rareness, scarceness, tightness), تحفة (curio, masterpiece, masterwork), تخلخل (rarefy, toss), الندرة, شىء نادر. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | рядкост (curiosity, freak, rareness, scarcity, sparsity, virtu), разреденост (rarefaction), необичайно събитие, изключителност (exclusiveness, oneness). (various references) | |
Czech | rarita (curio, curiosity), vzácnost (rareness), kuriozita (curio, curiosity), řídkost (rareness, sparsity, thinness). (various references) | |
Farsi | چیزکمیاب , نادره , کمیابی (Infrequency, Paucity, Poverty, Scarcity), کمی (Bittock, Deficiency, Infrequency, Insignificance, Insufficience, Insufficiency, Paucity, Peep, Piece, Quantitative), تحفه (Curio, Trove). (various references) | |
Finnish | ohuus (thinness), harvinaisuus (curiosity, infrequency, rare thing, rareness). (various references) | |
French | rareté (rareness), chose rare. (various references) | |
German | Seltenheit (curiosity, infrequence, rareness, scarceness, scarcity, sparsity), Rarität (curiosity). (various references) | |
Greek | σπανιότησ (rareness, scarceness, sparseness), σπανιότητα (infrequency, rareness, scarceness, scarcity, sparseness), αραιότησ (rareness, sparseness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness), αραιότητα (rareness, sparseness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness). (various references) | |
Hebrew | "בר "יר, "ירות (dearth, infrequency, rareness, scarceness, scarcity). (various references) | |
Hungarian | ritkaság (curio, curiosity, rara avis, rareness, scarcity, sleaziness, tenuity, tenuousness). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kelangkaan (scarcity). (various references) | |
Italian | rarit (curio, exceptional, infrequence, rareness, scarcity). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 暁星 (morning star, Venus). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぎょうせい (administration, morning star, Venus), ち"ちゅうのち" (black swan). (various references) | |
Manx | red neuchadjin. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arityray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | raridade (curio, fey, phew, rara avis, rarefaction, rareness, treasure), rarefação (rarefaction, rareness, tenuity, vacuum), excelência (distinction, excellence, excellency, excellent, fineness, highness, majesty, perfection, rarefaction, rareness, worth), coisa ou objeto raro (rarefaction). (various references) | |
Romanian | raritate (curio, dearth, rare, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, singularity). (various references) | |
Russian | редкость (curio, curiosity, rara avis, rareness, scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, sparsness, white crow). (various references) | |
Scottish | annas (novelty). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | retkost (rareness), raritet (curio). (various references) | |
Spanish | raridad (exception, oner, rareness), rareza (extravagance, flitter, freak, gowk, oddity, oddness, peculiarity, quaintness, queerness, rareness, scarceness, scarcity, strangeness, weirdness). (various references) | |
Swedish | sällsynthet (infrequency, rareness, scarcity, scarity, singularity). (various references) | |
Thai | สิ่งหายาก. (various references) | |
Turkish | seyreklik (infrequency, rareness, sparseness, sparsity, thinness), nadide şey (beaut, rareness), enderlik (rareness), az bulunma (rareness). (various references) | |
Ukranian | рідкість (curio, rareness, scarcity), розрідженість (rarefaction, rareness, tenuity), раритет. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật hiếm có (curio, luxury), sự hiếm có (rareness), sự ít có. (various references) | |
Welsh | amheuthun (choice, dainty, delicacy, rare, savory, treat). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | novitate, novitates. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Rarity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arity, Arrietty, Arruti, farity, Garrity, Kafity, Prakrit, prarity, raith, rality, rareity, rarety, rarey, Rari, rarily, rarint, rerit, roity, Rorty. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "rarity" (pronounced re"rutē) |
| 5 | -e" r u t ē | austerity, charity, clarity, dexterity, disparity, familiarity, hilarity, insularity, irregularity, parity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, posterity, prosperity, regularity, severity, similarity, sincerity, solidarity, temerity, unfamiliarity, unpopularity, Verity, vulgarity. |
| 4 | -r u t ē | alacrity, authority, barbarity, celebrity, dissimilarity, immaturity, impurity, inferiority, insecurity, integrity, majority, maturity, mediocrity, minority, obscurity, particularity, priority, purity, security, seniority, sorority, superiority, supermajority, surety. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, authenticity, availability, banality, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, centrality, chastity, civility, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, mendacity, mentality, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, partiality, passivity, paternity, paucity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polity, pomposity, portability, possibility, practicality, predictability, principality, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, proximity, publicity, punctuality, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, selectivity, senility, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, sexuality, simplicity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidity, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-r-r-t-y" | |
-1 letter: tarry. | |
-2 letters: airt, airy, arty, tray, yirr. | |
-3 letters: air, ait, art, rat, ray, ria, rya, tar, try, yar. | |
-4 letters: ai, ar, at, ay, it, ta, ti, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-r-r-t-y" | |
+1 letter: retiary, trinary. | |
+2 letters: artistry, literary, rabbitry, rurality, tarrying, tertiary, triarchy. | |
+3 letters: airworthy, apriority, arbitrary, artillery, barbarity, garrulity, irreality, irritably, itinerary, libratory, martyries, martyring, martyrize, migratory, termitary, tributary, vibratory. | |
+4 letters: anteriorly, arrhythmia, arrhythmic, arterially, contrarily, dysarthria, erythremia, expiratory, fraternity, fritillary, gravimetry, hereditary, interlayer, intermarry, interparty, literarily, martyrized, martyrizes, matriarchy, patriarchy, portraying, radiometry, regularity, transitory, trierarchy, tyrannizer, unliterary, veterinary. | |
+5 letters: arbitrarily, aristocracy, arrestingly, arrhythmias, calorimetry, circularity, circulatory, contrariety, corporality, craniometry, cryptarithm, cryptomeria, denigratory, dysarthrias, erratically, erythremias, erythrismal, granularity, imprecatory, informatory, inspiratory, intercalary, interlayers, interlunary, irrefutably, martyrizing, meritocracy, narratively, nonliterary, oracularity, parathyroid, platyrrhine, polarimetry, postprimary, predicatory, preliterary, prematurity, prokaryotic, proprietary, pyrargyrite, reactionary, rehydrating, rehydration, respiratory, retaliatory, rudimentary, sartorially, stringybark, subliterary, temporarily, tyrannizers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 61 72 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. .- .-. .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100001 01110010 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R a r i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0061 0072 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)526784758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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