not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; a rare word; rare books'
recurring only at long intervals; a rare appearance; total eclipses are rare events'
not widely distributed; rare herbs; rare patches of green in the desert'
having low density; rare gasses; lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; what is so rare as a day in June-J.R.Lowell; a rare skill; an uncommon sense of humor; she was kind to an uncommon degree
[ Syn: uncommon ]
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; rare roast beef'