Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they were cheap.
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Rarity
/ˈɹɛə.ɹə.ti/
Synonyms for "rarity" (148 found)
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Noun(8 words)
aberrationabnormalityairinessairy textureamazementanomalyastonishing thingastonishmentattenuationchinchinesschintzinessconversation piececuriocuriositydearthdelicacydiaphanousnessdilutednessdilutionethereality
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Related words (74)
occasionalnessodditypaperinesspaucityphenomenonpovertyprodigiosityprodigiousnessprodigyquite a thingrarenessremarkablenessrestrictednessscant sufficiencyscantinessscarcenessscarcityscrimpinessseldomnesssensation
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sightskimpinessslendernessslightnessslimnessslownesssmallnesssomething elsesparsenesssparsityspectaclestinginessstrange thingstringencystunnerstupendousnesssubtilitysubtletytenuitythinnesstightnesstreasureuncommonnessunfrequentnessuniquenessunordinarinessunusualnessunwontednessvaguenesswaterinessweaknesswispinesswonderwonderful thingwonderment
Noun(16 words)
oddballoddityoddmentone in a millionpeculiarityphenomenonsrara avisrare birdrare itemrare specimenrocking horse shitscarcitytenuityuncommonnessunicornunique person example
Adjective(3 words)
rare occurrencerare valueunusual thing
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5 entriesancient coinantique manuscriptrare eventrare stampuncommon occurrence
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5 entriesdegree of rarityextreme raritygreat rarityrare occurrenceunusual rarity
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12 total sentences available.
Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.
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That's a rarity, however.
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Good conductors of heat are usually good conductors of electricity, but that puts the causal relation backwards. Conduction-band electrons can't help but transport kinetic energy, which--randomized--is heat. Putting heat before electricity is reasonable only because of the rarity of materials like diamond that conduct heat via the quasi-particles called phonons, which are communicable crystal-lattice vibrations.
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