raritynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈreə.rə.ti/us/ˈrer.ə.t̬i/C1 something that is very unusual, or the quality of being very unusual:
Men who do the cooking are something of a rarity.
Diamonds are valuable because of their rarity.
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Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- alternative lifestyle
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- personalize
- random
- refreshing
- remarkable
- remarkably
- signally
- singular
- singularly
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough