Antonyms for rarest


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rair
Phonetic Transcription : rɛər


Definition of rarest

Origin :
  • "unusual," late 14c., "thin, airy, porous;" mid-15c., "few in number and widely separated, sparsely distributed, seldom found;" from Old French rere "sparse" (14c.), from Latin rarus "thinly sown, having a loose texture; not thick; having intervals between, full of empty spaces," from PIE *ra-ro-, from root *ere- "to separate; adjoin" (cf. Sanskrit rte "besides, except," viralah "distant, tight, rare;" Old Church Slavonic rediku "rare," Old Hittite arhaÅ¡ "border," Lithuanian irti "to be dissolved"). "Few in number," hence, "unusual." Related: Rareness. In chemistry, rare earth is from 1818.
  • adj exceptional, infrequent
  • adj precious, excellent
  • adj not fully cooked
Example sentences :
  • The effect of it was like a draught of rarest wine to warm her heart.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The walls were hung in old tapestries, the furniture was of the rarest.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Jacques patronizing the fool, is one of the rarest shows of self-ignorance.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • His experiences were most interesting in obtaining some of the rarest specimens.
  • Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
  • He is the skilled person who makes them, and of all skilled workmen he is the rarest.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • The vision of my dreams was there, radiant in rarest beauty.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth String   » by John Philip Sousa
  • In this famous hot-house are the rarest palms and tropical plants.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • But you have always the satisfaction of preparing for us the greatest and rarest pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
  • In winter snow is frequent, while in Melbourne it is the rarest thing.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • Foresight and ingenuity of the rarest kinds are demanded there.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy

Synonyms for rarest

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