rarity

noun

ˈrer-ə-tē How to pronounce rarity (audio)
Definition of raritynext
1
as in exotic
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest an American visitor in that remote Chinese village is a rarity

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2
as in exception
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected a meal accompanied by wine is a rarity in this house

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Recent Examples of rarity Add to that the opportunity for mountain adventure without long travel days, and Montenegro is a true rarity. — Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Bringing home a current-generation Bose over-ear headset equipped with multi-device Bluetooth syncing and a specialized Wind Block filter at half off is an absolute rarity. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 Alex Bell, chairman emeritus of Sotheby’s UK and Old Masters worldwide, said the work succeeded because it combined scale, rarity, impeccable provenance, and immediate visual impact. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2026 In his one-year-old West Hollywood restaurant Darling, a large listening bar is centered in the middle of the airy room, the plywood shelves filled with rarities from Dolly Parton to Merle Haggard…and sometimes a touch of Madonna. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarity
  1. exotic
  2. exception
  3. curiosity
  4. anomaly
  5. wonder
  6. abnormality
  7. oddity
  8. marvel
Noun
  • The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The Guardian skill track turns players into a tanky frontline anchor with proximity revives, while the exotics Defrag and Cryoshear join the arsenal.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of exotic
Noun
  • The statute would ban covered officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities while on duty and interacting with the public, with exceptions including medical masks, religious coverings, certain tactical equipment and hazardous conditions.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • While the majority of states have lieutenant governors, there are exceptions.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of exception
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  • Manager behavior is crucial, driving 70% of team engagement and shaping whether an environment fosters curiosity and openness.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of curiosity
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  • The film stars Gosling as Ryland Grace, an amnesiac teacher on a solo mission to save Earth from a sun-draining anomaly.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Bobrovsky should still have tread on the tires, and maybe last season was an anomaly.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of anomaly
Noun
  • For children, the backyard is a place of wonder, suitable for imaginative play of all types.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • Interestingly, the development could lead to precision for delicate industrial manufacturing, gives advanced prosthetics a richer sense of touch, and allow surgical systems to instantly detect fine tissue abnormalities through visual color cues.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Kesseli and the team investigated three possible reasons for this abnormality.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • Despite the mechanical oddities inherent to living machines, investigations into spindle physics have been going on for decades.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • In recent times, the mountain has developed some modern oddities.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of oddity
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  • The seemingly simple soccer cleat has progressed from a chunky leather work boot worn in factories to a marvel of modern engineering made with advanced synthetic materials and composites.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • This strategic evolution aims to transition Atlas from a high-cost marvel to a scalable, commercially viable solution.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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