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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use rarity in a sentence?

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. Robert James:

   Like everyone else I ’m sitting around eating popcorn waiting to see what he’s going to release and what he’s not going to release, quite frankly even when you look up case law on special grand juries, you ’ll see it is a rarity.

3. Daisann McLane:

   Shark's fin is one of the' four treasures' of Chinese dried seafood, along with fish maw, dried abalone and sea cucumber, all four are expensive products that are valued for their rarity and also for their texture.

4. 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.

5. Christopher Lloyd:

   It's a dream come true to be in a film that has the kind of profound impact it's had on so many people ... and for it to endure the way this film has, it's amazing, it's a rarity.