rare
Not happening often, or not common.
Meanings of «rare»
1 · adjective
not happening often, or not common
Diamonds this large are extremely rare.
2 · adjective
cooked briefly, still red or pink inside
I like my steak rare, with a red center.
Similar: underdonepinkmedium-rare
Translation
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«rare» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt
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The difference between similar words
not often found or seen
rarevery few exist, or it almost never happensThis bird is very rare.
scarcehard to get because there is not enoughWater is scarce in the desert.
Word family
rare B1 · adjectiverarely B1 · adverbrarity C1 · noun