RARE

Meaning of RARE in English

~ 1

■ adjective ( ~r , ~st )

1》 occurring very infrequently.

↘existing in small numbers and so of interest or value.

2》 remarkable: a player of ~ skill.

Derivatives

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from L. rarus .

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~ 2

■ adjective ( ~r , ~st ) (of red meat) lightly cooked, so that the inside is still red.

Origin

C18: var. of obs. rear 'half-cooked'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

RARE — I. ˈra(a)](ə)r, ˈre], ]ə\ adjective ( rarer ; rarest ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by rare ) (II) of earlier rere, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RARE — rare 1 — rareness , n. /rair/ , adj., rarer, rarest . 1. coming or occurring far apart in time; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — I. ˈrer adjective ( rar·er ; rar·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rarus Date: 14th century 1. : marked …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RARE — adj early. 2. rare ·superl thinly scattered; dispersed. 3. rare ·superl not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, …
Webster English vocab
RARE — [rare] adj rar.er ; rar.est [ME, fr. L rarus] (14c) 1: marked by wide separation of component particles: thin "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RARE — rare BrE AmE reə AmE re ə r ræ ə r ▷ rarer ˈreər ə AmE ˈrer ə r ˈrær- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RARE — / reə(r); NAmE rer/ adjective ( rarer , rar·est ) 1. rare (for sb/sth to do sth) | rare (to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RARE — rare S3 W2 /reə $ rer/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative rarer , superlative rarest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RARE — adj. (rarer, rarest) 1 seldom done or found or occurring, uncommon, unusual, few and far between. 2 exceptionally good (had …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RARE — adj. (rarer, rarest) 1 seldom done or found or occurring, uncommon, unusual, few and far between. 2 exceptionally good (had …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RARE — 1. adj. (rarer, rarest) 1. seldom done or found or occurring, uncommon, unusual, few and far between. 2 exceptionally good …
Oxford English vocab
RARE — ( rarer, rarest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RARE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a common/rare disorder ▪ Acne is a very common skin disorder. a rare condition ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RARE — (NOT COMMON) [adjective] -r, -st - not common and therefore sometimes valuableMy visits to the dentist are more rare than …
Cambridge English vocab
RARE — adj. 25B6; adjective rare moments of privacy : INFREQUENT, scarce, sparse, few and far between, thin on the ground, like …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RARE — adj. 1 uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual, exceptional, out of the ordinary, extraordinary, atypical; scarce, unparalleled, choice, recherché, phenomenal, infrequent, few and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RARE — adjective 1 BAD : Water is very rare in some parts of the country. GOOD : Water is very scarce …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RARE — I 1. прил. 1) редкий, негустой; разреженный rare medium ≈ разреженная среда Syn : thin 2) нечастый rare visits ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RARE — rare.ogg _I 1. reə a 1. редкий, разрежённый; негустой, неплотный rare atmosphere - разрежённая атмосфера rare mixture - авт. бедная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RARE — 1) благородный 2) разведенный 3) разреженный 4) редкий • theory of rare phenomena — теория редких явлений trace rare metal — рассеянный редкий металл - rare gas - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RARE — _I 1. reə a 1. редкий, разрежённый; негустой, неплотный rare atmosphere - разрежённая атмосфера rare mixture - авт. бедная ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RARE — I rɛə 1. прил. 1) редкий, негустой; разреженный rare medium — разреженная среда Syn: thin 2) нечастый rare visits — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RARE — I [Їґ†] rare.wav 1. прил. 1) редкий, негустой; разреженный rare medium — разреженная среда Syn: thin 2) нечастый rare visits — редкие посещения Syn: infrequent 3) а) необыкновенный, необычный, редкий, редкостный It's …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RARE — _I 1. _a. 1> редкий, разреженный, негустой; the rare atmosphere of the mountain tops - разреженный воздух на горных вершинах …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RARE — I 1. a. 1. редкий, разреженный, негустой; the rare atmosphere of the mountain tops - разреженный воздух на горных вершинах …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RARE — _I rɛə 1. _a. 1> редкий, разрежённый, негустой; rare gas _хим. инертный газ; the rare atmosphere of the mountain tops …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RARE — adj infml She's a person of rare kindness — Она человек редкой доброты He's generous to a rare degree — Он чрезвычайно …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
RARE — adj infml She's a person of rare kindness — Она человек редкой доброты He's generous to a rare degree — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
RARE — rare adj infml She's a person of rare kindness Она человек редкой доброты He's generous to a rare degree Он …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
RARE — She's a person of rare kindness — Она человек редкой доброты He's generous to a rare degree — Он чрезвычайно …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
RARE — I 1. прил. 1) редкий, негустой; разреженный rare medium ≈ разреженная среда Syn : thin 2) нечастый rare visits ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RARE — rar, scarsi; ínfrequent
English interlingue dictionary
RARE — nihit;talagsa
English-Visayan vocabulary
RARE — I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rarus Date: 14th century marked by wide separation of component particles …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RARE — (superl.) Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at …
Английский словарь Webster
RARE — (superl.) Thinly scattered; dispersed.
Английский словарь Webster
RARE — (superl.) Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
Английский словарь Webster
RARE — (superl.) Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
Английский словарь Webster
RARE — (superl.) Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
Английский словарь Webster
RARE — (a.) Early.
Английский словарь Webster
RARE — ( superl. ) Thinly scattered; dispersed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — ( superl. ) Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — ( superl. ) Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — ( superl. ) Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — ( superl. ) Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — ( a. ) Early.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RARE — adj. uncommon, unusual; not thoroughly cooked (meat); sparse, thinly distributed; excellent, fine
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RARE — adj. rare bird rare earth rare earth element rare earth metal
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RARE — adj. Function: adjective Inflected Form: rar · er ; rar · est Etymology: alteration of earlier rere, from Middle English, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RARE — adj. Pronunciation: ' rer Function: adjective Inflected Form: rar · er ; rar · est Etymology: Middle English, from Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RARE — adj. (rarer, rarest) (of meat) underdone. [var. of obs. rear half-cooked (of eggs), f. OE hrer]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RARE — adj. (rarer, rarest) (of meat) underdone. [ var. of obs. rear half-cooked (of eggs), f. OE hrer ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RARE — (~r, ~st) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RARE — Synonyms and related words : a cut above, above, admirable, adulterated, ahead, airy, almost unheard-of, another, ascendant, at a premium, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RARE — Adj. Good, excellent. E.g."We had a rare time at the party last night."
Slang English vocab
RARE — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: THIN 2, attenuate, attenuated, rarefied, subtile, subtle, tenuous 2 Synonyms: CHOICE , dainty, delicate, elegant, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RARE — a. 1. Sparse, thinly scattered. 2. Thin, subtile. 3. Uncommon, infrequent, scarce, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RARE — adjective 1. Synonyms: thin 2, attenuate, attenuated, rarefied, subtile, subtle, tenuous 2. Synonyms: choice , dainty, delicate, elegant, exquisite, recherché, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RARE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RARE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , seem ▪ become , get ▪ remain ▪ be considered ▪ 19 species of the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RARE — See ↑ RARE/RARELY 1,2, ↑ UNUSUAL 2
Longman Activator English vocab
RARE — Rseaux Associs pour la Recherche Europenne
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
RARE — mod (US sl) непристойный
Dirty English-Russian vocab
RARE — adj. 1) ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to see snow in September) 2) ~ that + clause (it is …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

Concise Oxford English vocab

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