Synonyms for rarity
ˈrɛər ɪ tirar·i·ty

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1. raritynoun

   Synonyms:
   rareness

2. raritynoun

   A rare object.

   Synonyms:
   rareness

3. raritynoun

   A measure of the scarcity of an object.

   Synonyms:
   rareness

4. raritynoun

   Thinness; the property of having low density

   Synonyms:
   rareness

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1. rarity, rareness, infrequencynoun

   noteworthy scarcity

   Synonyms:
   tenuity, rareness, oddment, curiosity, peculiarity, low density, curio, oddity, infrequency

2. rarity, tenuity, low densitynoun

   a rarified quality

   "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"

   Synonyms:
   tenuity, slenderness, thinness, rareness, oddment, curiosity, peculiarity, low density, feebleness, curio, oddity, infrequency

3. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun

   something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

   Synonyms:
   tenuity, remainder, wonder, end, distinguishing characteristic, distinctiveness, rareness, curio, oddness, specialty, curiosity, quirkiness, low density, queerness, oddity, crotchet, specialness, distinctive feature, remnant, peculiarity, oddment, infrequency, quirk, speciality

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1. • Scarcity

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1. raritynoun

   Synonyms:
   thinness, subtilty

2. raritynoun

   Synonyms:
   uncommonness, infrequency

3. raritynoun

   Synonyms:
   uncommon thing, scarce thing

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1. List of paraphrases for "rarity":

   scarcity, paucity, dearth, rare

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1. Rick Snyder:

   When you factor in rarity, value, quantity and quality, it can be argued this is the single greatest baseball card find the hobby has ever witnessed.

2. E. B. White:

   Television hangs on the questionable theory that whatever happens anywhere should be sensed everywhere. If everyone is going to be able to see everything, in the long run all sights may lose whatever rarity value they once possessed, and it may well turn out that people, being able to see and hear practically everything, will be specially interested in almost nothing.

3. The FDA:

   No test is perfect, given the probability of erroneous results and the rarity of these mutations, professional societies typically recommend that only prospective parents with a family history of a genetic disorder undergo carrier screening.

4. Matthieu Lamoure:

   [It is] both a work of art and the queen of speed, [It] represents the elixir of the exceptional: beauty, rarity, racing success, history, authenticity and provenance.

5. Alba Pasini:

   The oddity of this case is represented by the rarity of these findings ; whether the two evidences are somehow linked or not, it's been a truly lucky event to find them on the same individual.