Dictionary definition · rare
adjective
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness"a rare word"
- recurring only at long intervals"a rare appearance"
- not widely distributed"rare herbs"
- having low density"rare gasses"
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind"what is so rare as a day in June"
- (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside"rare roast beef"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).