rare

Definition

Examples

It is rare for our trains to arrive late.

Word Family

Synonyms

• uncommonnot common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
• scarcedeficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
• infrequentnot frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals

Collocations

• Easy rare stamp collection
  describing rare stamp collection (not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness)
• Medium rare opportunity to learn
  describing rare opportunity to learn (not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness)
• Hard a rare occurrence in modern jurisprudence
  referring to a rare occurrence in modern jurisprudence
• Very Hard in rare form during the debate
  indicating a state, position, or relationship within rare form during the debate