'Rarity' definitions:
Definition of 'rarity'
(from WordNet)
noun
Noteworthy scarcity [syn: rarity, rareness, infrequency]
noun
A rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" [syn: rarity, tenuity, low density]
noun
Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity]
Definition of 'Rarity'
From: GCIDE
- Rarity \Rar"i*ty\ (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]; 277), n.; pl. Rarities (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. raritas: cf. F. raret['e]. See Rare.]
- 1. The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for its scarcity. [1913 Webster]
- I saw three rarities of different kinds, which pleased me more than any other shows in the place. --Addison. [1913 Webster]