rare
rer
- s not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
a rare word
rare books - s recurring only at long intervals
a rare appearance
total eclipses are rare events - s not widely distributed
rare herbs
rare patches of green in the desert - s having low density
rare gasses
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air - s marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell
a rare skill - s (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
rare roast beef
- No commercial metals are so scarce as a group of 15 known as the "rare earths.
- Rare volumes outperform gold, diamonds and stocks The rare-book dealer and his customer have long been favorite subjects of painters.
- Photographer Jehad Nga gets a rare glimpse of the men who plunder the shipping lanes off the east coast of Africa.