rare
adjective
1. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
- a rare word
- rare books
Similar word(s): uncommon
2. recurring only at long intervals
- a rare appearance
- total eclipses are rare events
Similar word(s): infrequent
3. not widely distributed
- rare herbs
- rare patches of green in the desert
Similar word(s): scarce
4. having low density
- rare gasses
- lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
Similar word(s): thin, rarefied, rarified
5. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- what is so rare as a day in June
- a rare skill
Similar word(s): extraordinary, uncommon
6. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
- rare roast beef
Similar word(s): raw
Sentences with rare as an adjective:
- Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
verb
1. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
2. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.