rarest
Least often seen
Rarest is the superlative of rare—the most uncommon, least frequently occurring, or hardest to find among a group: the rarest stamp in his collection, one of the rarest birds in North America.
For meat, rarest means cooked the least: I'll have mine the rarest you can make it.
Polished precious stone
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
specimen · vintage · philatelic · numismatic · antique · treasure · trove · objet
In short supply
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- limitedRestricted in extent
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
few · seldom · meager · shortage · dearth · paucity · deficient · insufficient
One in number
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- irreplaceableHaving no adequate substitute
- peerlessHaving no equal
- matchlessHaving no equal
unparalleled · unprecedented · nonpareil · inimitable · distinctive · unique · original · incomparable
Showy tropical flower
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
- caviarCured fish eggs
- albinoOne without melanin
vaquita · kakapo · pangolin · ghost orchid · corpse flower
gem
Polished precious stone
antiquity · specimen · vintage · philatelic · numismatic · antique · treasure · trove · objet · curio
scarce
In short supply
infrequent · few · seldom · meager · shortage · dearth · paucity · deficient · insufficient · scant
singular
One in number
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- irreplaceableHaving no adequate substitute
- peerlessHaving no equal
matchless · unparalleled · unprecedented · nonpareil · inimitable · distinctive · unique · original · incomparable · unequaled
orchid
Showy tropical flower
albino · vaquita · kakapo · pangolin · ghost orchid · corpse flower
rarestcommonest
Most frequently occurring
most widespread · ubiquitous · overabundant · dime a dozen · everywhere
- rare findUncommon discovery
- medium rareSteak doneness level
- rare breedExceptionally uncommon type
- rare gemInfrequent precious stone
- rare booksUncommon valuable printed works
- rare steakMinimally cooked beef