1. occurring or found infrequently; markedly uncommon: a rare disease. 2. having the component parts loosely compacted; thin: rare gases. 3. unusually great. 4. admirable; exemplary: She showed rare tact in inviting them.
If something is rare, it is not common, and is therefore interesting, valuable, or unusual. Meat that is rare is cooked very lightly so that the inside is still red.
rare /rɛə/ adj not widely known; not frequently used or experienced; uncommon or unusual: a rare word not widely distributed; not generally occurring: a rare herb (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin; rarefied uncommonly great; extreme: kind to a rare degree
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Almost a half-mile below Monterey Bay's surface, California scientists recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a red, bioluminescent jellyfish last month.
Definition of rare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. occurring or found infrequently; markedly uncommon: a rare disease. 2. having the component parts loosely compacted; thin: rare gases. 3. unusually great. 4. admirable; exemplary: She showed rare tact in inviting them.