rareness


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rare 1

(râr)
adj. rar·er, rar·est
1. Infrequently occurring; uncommon: a rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.
2. Excellent; extraordinary: a rare sense of honor.
3. Thin in density; rarefied: rare air.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rārus.]
rare′ness n.

rare 2

(râr)
adj. rar·er, rar·est
Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness: a rare steak.
[Middle English rere, lightly boiled, from Old English hrēr; see kerə- in Indo-European roots.]
rare′ness n.
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Noun 1. [画像:rareness - noteworthy scarcity]rareness - noteworthy scarcity
scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount
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Translations
الشِّواء القَليل
vzácnost
sjældenhed
rijetkost
sjaldgæfni; òaî aî vera sjaldgæfur
az pişmiş olma

rareness

[ˈrɛənɪs] N → rareza f
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rareness

n
(= scarcity) → Seltenheit f, → Rarheit f; (of occurrence) → Seltenheit f
(of steak) → Rohheit f
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rare

(ˈreə) adjective
1. not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon. a rare flower; a rare occurrence. skaars نادِر рядък raro vzácný, řídký selten sjælden σπάνιος raro, poco común harv کمیاب؛ عالی؛ بی نظیر harvinainen rare נדיר दुर्लभ rijedak, neobičan ritka langka sjaldgæfur raro 珍しい 드문 retas rets jarang zeldzaam sjelden, uvanlig rzadki نرۍ(كله وريځ)، نازك، تنكى لطيف، نادر، كم، غير معمولى، ډيرښه، كمياب raro rar редкий vzácny, zriedkavý redek redak sällsynt, ovanlig ซึ่งหายาก ender, nadir 稀有的,罕見的 рідкісний, незвичайний نادر hiếm 稀有的,不平凡的
2. (of meat) only slightly cooked. I like my steak rare. rou ناقِص النُّضْج، مَشْوي قَليلا недопечен mal passado krvavý halbgar rød; ikke gennemstegt μισοψημένος poco hecho poolküps نیم پز puoliraaka saignant נע अधपका nepotpuno pečen, još krvav félig sült, angolos,„véres" setengah matang lítið soðinn/steiktur (poco cotto), (al sangue) なま焼けの 덜 익은 pusžalis pusjēls mentah niet doorbakken lettstekt, blodig na pół surowy نيم پوخته، اومچك، هغه شى چه mal passado în sânge недожаренный, с кровью krvavý, nedopečený še krvav malo pečen lätt stekt, blodig ไม่สุกมาก az pişmiş (牛排)一分熟的 недоварений, недосмажений ہلکا پکا ہوا گوشت chín tái 煮得嫩的,半熟的
ˈrareness noun
rouheid الشِّواء القَليل рядкост raridade vzácnost die Seltenheit sjældenhed σπανιότητα rareza erandlikkus کمکیابی؛ ندرت harvinaisuus rareté נְדִירוּת ‍िवरलता, उत्कर्ष rijetkost ritkaság kelangkaan sjaldgæfni; það að vera sjaldgæfur rarità 珍しさ 희소성 retumas retums jarang zeldzaamheid sjeldenhet, uvanlighet rzadkość نادره raridade raritate редкость vzácnosť redkost retkost sällsynthet ความยากในการพบ az pişmiş olma 稀有,罕見 незвичайність انوکھا پن sự hiếm có 稀罕,珍奇,稀薄不平凡
ˈrarely adverb
not often. I rarely go to bed before midnight. selde نادِراً рядко raramente zřídka selten sjældent σπάνια raramente harva به ندرت harvoin rarement לְעִתִים נְדִירוֹת कदाचित rijetko, malokad ritkán jarang sjaldan raramente めったに〜しない 드물게 retai reti jarang zelden sjelden rzadko په نادره توګه، په انتخابى توګه raramente rar, rareori редко zriedkavo redko retko sällan นาน ๆ ครั้ง nadiren, ender olarak 不常 рідко, нечасто کبھی کبھار hiếm 很少
ˈrarity noun
1. the state of being uncommon. algemeen نُدْرَه рядкост raridade vzácnost die Ungewöhnlichkeit sjældenhed σπανιότητα rareza haruldus کمیابی harvinaisuus rareté נְדִירוּת विरलता rijetkost ritkaság kelangkaan það að vera sjaldgæfur rarità 珍しいこと 드묾 retumas retums bukan kebiasaan zeldzaamheid sjeldenhet rzadkość نرى توپ، لطافت raridade raritate редкость vzácnosť redkost retkost sällsynthet ความไม่ค่อยมี nadirlik, azlık 稀有 рідкість انوکھا پن sự hiếm 希罕,稀有
2. (plural ˈrarities) something which is uncommon. This stamp is quite a rarity. skaarste شَيئٌ نادِر рядкост raridades rarita die Rarität sjældenhed σπάνιο φαινόμενο (πληθ.) rareza rariteet نادر؛ کمیاب harvinaisuus rareté דָבַר נָדִיר दुर्लभ वस्तु rijetkost ritkaság barang langka fágæti, sjaldgæfur hlutur rarità 珍しいもの 진기한 것 retenybė retums jarang zeldzaamheid sjeldenhet osobliwość, rarytas نادر raridade raritate редкое явление; раритет rarita posebnost raritet raritet สิ่งหายาก nadir şey 稀有的東西 антикварна річ; раритет شاذ و نادر thứ hiếm 稀有的东西
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