Definition of rares

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  • rares is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • rares is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • rares is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of rares

  • marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind (adjective)

    Examples

    1. what is so rare as a day in June
    2. a rare skill

    Synonyms

    1. uncommon
  • having low density (adjective)

    Examples

    1. rare gasses
    2. lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air

    Synonyms

    1. rarefied
    2. rarified
  • not widely distributed (adjective)

    Examples

    1. rare herbs
    2. rare patches of green in the desert
  • not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a rare word
    2. rare books
  • (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside (adjective)

    Examples

    1. rare roast beef
  • recurring only at long intervals (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a rare appearance
    2. total eclipses are rare events

See definition of rares in Merriam Webster