Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rarity
3 senses of rarity
Sense 1
rarity, rareness, infrequency -- (noteworthy scarcity)
=> scarcity, scarceness -- (a small and inadequate amount)
Sense 2
rarity, tenuity, low density -- (a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere")
=> density, denseness -- (the amount per unit size)
Sense 3
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity -- (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")