rare

rare: rare

rare¹ [rer]

adj.

rarer, rarest [ME < MFr < L rarus, loose, thin, scarce, prob. < IE base * (e)re-, loose > Gr erēmos, solitary]

1. not frequently encountered; scarce; unusual

2. unusually good; excellent [a rare scholar]

3. not dense; thin; tenuous [rare atmosphere]

4. Obs. not close together; scattered

rareness

n.

rare² [rer]

adj.

rarer, rarest [earlier rear < ME rere < OE hrere, lightly boiled (basic sense prob. “disturbed, moved”) < base of hreran, to move]

not completely cooked; underdone; partly raw: said esp. of meat

rareness

n.

rare³ [rer]

vi.

rared, raring

1. Dial. REAR² (esp. vi. 1 & 2)

☆ 2. Informal to be eager, enthusiastic, etc.: used in prp. [raring to go]

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