🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

raridade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ha-ree-da-de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rarity/ˈrɛr.ɪ.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A raridade desta pedra preciosa a torna muito valiosa."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being rare or uncommon.

    "The rarity of the gemstone made it highly valuable."
  2. 2

    An instance of something that is rare.

    "Finding a four-leaf clover is considered a rarity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'rarity' originates from the Latin 'raritas', meaning 'thinness' or 'sparsity', which evolved through Old French 'rareté' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted over time to denote something uncommon or infrequent.

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