Meanings
nounrareness (countable and uncountable, plural rarenesses)
plural rarenesses
- countableuncountableThe property of being rare; rarity
The patron sent back the steak because he objected to its rareness.
1 more example
We discussed the rareness of the coin and decided it was actually pretty common.
Synonyms: rarity, infrequency, seldomness, scarcity, uncommonness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being rare; rarity
Opposite
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Origin
Translations
Czech vzácnost
- vzácnostproperty of being rare
German Rarität
- Raritätproperty of being rare
Greek σπανιότητα
- σπανιότητα (spaniótita)property of being rare
Hindi दुर्लभता, विरलता
- दुर्लभता (durlabhtā)property of being rare
- विरलता (viraltā)property of being rare
Hungarian ritkaság
- ritkaságproperty of being rare
Irish annamhacht
- annamhachtproperty of being rare
Norwegian Bokmål sjeldenhet
- sjeldenhetproperty of being rare
Romanian raritate
- raritateproperty of being rare
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rareness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rareness
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“rareness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rareness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rareness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rareness.
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