rareness

noun

Definition of rarenessnext
1
as in infrequency

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2
as in rarity

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Recent Examples of rareness Some are notable for their rareness. — General Motors, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2026 The children, mesmerized, must have sensed the rareness of such a night, too. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rareness
  1. infrequency
  2. rarity
  3. scarcity
  4. paucity
  5. shortage
  6. poverty
Noun
  • Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.
    — Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Essentially, the Dolphins at least temporarily have opted for F-1 and Miami Open over Super Bowls, a decision that can be justified from a financial standpoint because of the annual revenue generated by those two events compared to the infrequency of Super Bowls being awarded to one city.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Definition of infrequency
Noun
  • Just let that sink in for a little bit, because in today's day and age, the Bruins being anywhere close to the top-25 in football is a rarity.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Meir presented a how-to video for curly-haired spacewomen like herself, while Hathaway kept his bushy mustache — a space rarity — groomed to perfection.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rarity
Noun
  • Some may leave Kabul altogether, but water scarcity is common in many parts of Afghanistan.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What’s Happening The clearest consumer breakout came in August 2023, when Trader Joe’s frozen kimbap sold out nationally after social-media amplification and in-store scarcity.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of scarcity
Noun
  • Research shows that the paucity of surgeons is likely to increase during the coming years.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But some of the artists who did take the stage to play their current singles on Sunday did see some surges in streaming interest following the VMAs, perhaps standing out even more due to the relative paucity of performers.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of paucity
Noun
  • What to do nearby There’s no shortage to do in Vancouver and Azur is right in the heart of it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Albanian Manufacturing Association warned this week that nearly 150 garment factories have closed and roughly 25,000 jobs have been lost in recent years amid declining exports, high production costs, labor shortages and the euro’s depreciation.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortage
Noun
  • Months of American and Israeli bombs have damaged the country’s industries and infrastructure, spiking unemployment and pushing more Iranians into poverty.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • There’s less in neighborhoods with high poverty rates and more people of color.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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