rare
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Very uncommon; scarce.
- Thin; of low density.
- (slang) Good; enjoyable.
Concepten
Synoniemen
half-cooked
half-done
difficult to obtain
half-roasted
met with occasionally
not luxuriant
of few leaves
scaree
not often
a few times
small quantity
strange thing
half done. pale
very precious
famous and precious
half-burnt
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɹɛə(ɹ)/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin rārus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“friable, thin”). Replaced native Middle English gesen (“rare, scarce”) (from Old English gǣsne), Middle English seld (“rare, uncommon”) (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldscene (“rare, rarely seen, infrequent”) (from Old English seldsēne).
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