rareness
State of infrequency
Rareness is the quality of being rare—uncommon, scarce, or infrequently encountered.
The rareness of the condition made diagnosis difficult.
The word overlaps almost entirely with rarity, though rarity more often names specific rare things: a rarity among collectors.
Rareness of meat refers to how little it has been cooked.
Highly esteemed, greatly valued
- pricelessToo valuable to quantify
- invaluableBeyond monetary worth
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- prizedGreatly valued or esteemed
coveted · sought-after · treasure · gem · heirloom · antique · relic · artifact
Seldom occurring or found
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- unusualNot often encountered
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- singularOne in number
anomalous · exceptional · aberrant · irregular · seldom · sporadic · few · scattered
Insufficiency of something needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- paucityInsufficiency of amount
- deficiencyLack of something needed
insufficiency · lack · sparseness · undersupply · depletion · privation · meagerness · inadequacy
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- foreignFrom another nation
- unusualNot often encountered
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- esotericAccessible to few
arcane · quirky · eccentric · idiosyncratic · unorthodox · mystical · enigmatic · otherworldly
Only one exists
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- singularOne in number
novel · unprecedented · unparalleled · matchless · incomparable · sui generis · original · irreplaceable
precious
Highly esteemed, greatly valued
- pricelessToo valuable to quantify
- invaluableBeyond monetary worth
- collectibleObject worth amassing
prized · coveted · sought-after · treasure · gem · heirloom · antique · relic · artifact · masterpiece
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- unusualNot often encountered
- atypicalNot conforming to type
singular · anomalous · exceptional · aberrant · irregular · seldom · sporadic · few · scattered · isolated
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- paucityInsufficiency of amount
deficiency · insufficiency · lack · sparseness · undersupply · depletion · privation · meagerness · inadequacy · drought
exotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- foreignFrom another nation
- unusualNot often encountered
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
esoteric · arcane · quirky · eccentric · idiosyncratic · unorthodox · mystical · enigmatic · otherworldly · curious
unique
Only one exists
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- peculiarStrangely unusual
singular · novel · unprecedented · unparalleled · matchless · incomparable · sui generis · original · irreplaceable · nonpareil
rarenesscommonness
Frequency of occurrence
frequency · prevalence · ubiquity · regularity · commonality
rarenessabundance
Ample supply, overflowing
plenty · adequacy · surplus · copiousness · oversupply
rarenesscommonness
Frequency of occurrence
ordinariness · usualness · typicality · normalcy · conventionality
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