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Definition of RAREST
Rarest Rare Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer; superl. Rarest.] [F., fr. L.
rarus thin, rare.]
1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a
rare event.
2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a
degree seldom found.
Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.
--Cowley.
Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. --Dryden.
3. Thinly scattered; dispersed.
Those rare and solitary, three in flocks. --Milton.
4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose
texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere
at high elevations.
Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence
nineteen times rarer, than gold. --Sir I.
Newton.
Syn: Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular;
extraordinary; incomparable.
Usage: Rare, Scarce. We call a thing rare when but few
examples, specimens, or instances of it are ever to be
met with; as, a rare plant. We speak of a thing as
scarce, which, though usually abundant, is for the
time being to be had only in diminished quantities;
as, a bad harvest makes corn scarce.
A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of
the rarest things in the world. --Burke.
When any particular piece of money grew very
scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding
emperor. --Addison.
