Associations to the word «Rarity»

Wiktionary

RARITY, noun. A measure of the scarcity of an object.
RARITY, noun. (chemistry) (of a gas) Thinness; the property of having low density
RARITY, noun. ​A rare object.

Dictionary definition

RARITY, noun. Noteworthy scarcity.
RARITY, noun. A rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere".
RARITY, noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats