Dictionary Check: rare

"rare" is a valid word!

Scrabble 4 points
Words with Friends 4 points

Definition

adjective

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

Example: "a rare word"
adjective

recurring only at long intervals

Example: "a rare appearance"
adjective

not widely distributed

Example: "rare herbs"
adjective

having low density

Example: "rare gasses"
Synonyms:
adjective

marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

Example: "what is so rare as a day in June"
Synonyms:
adjective

(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

Example: "rare roast beef"

Advertisement

Anagrams of "rare"