English-Thai Dictionary

rare

ADJ ซึ่ง มีค่า  เลิศ  ประเสริฐ  excellent fine valuable sueng-me-ka

 

rare

ADJ ซึ่ง หายาก  ไม่ ค่อย มี  ไม่บ่อย  few infrequent uncommon common sueng-ha-yak

 

rare

ADJ เบาบาง (อากาศ  ethereal light bao-bang

 

rare

ADJ ไม่ สุก มาก  กึ่ง สุก  undercooked mai-suk-mak

 

rare

SL สุดยอด  ดีเยี่ยม  sud-yod

 

rare bird

N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ หายาก  rarity rara avis kon-rue-siang-ti-ha-yak

 

rare earth

N ออกไซด์ ของ ธาตุ หายาก  ok-sai-kong-tad-ha-yak

 

rare-earth element

N ธาตุ หายาก  rare-earth metal tad-ha-yak

 

rare-earth metal

N ธาตุ หายาก  rare-earth element tad-ha-yak

 

rarebit

N อาหาร จาน ร้อนช นิดหนึ่ง  welshrarebit ar-han-jan-ron-cha-nid-nuang

 

rarefied

ADJ ซึ่ง มี อ็ อก ซิ เจน อยู่ น้อยกว่า ปกติ  sueng-me-ok-si-jen-yu-noi-koen-pai

 

rarefy

VI เบาบาง  empty bao-bang

 

rarefy

VT ทำให้ หายาก  tam-hai-ha-yak

 

rarefy

VT ทำให้ เบาบาง  attenuate dilute tam-hai-bao-bang

 

rarely

ADV นานๆ  ครั้ง  ไม่บ่อย  infrequently nan-nan-krang

 

rarely

ADV ไม่ธรรมดา  unusually mai-tam-ma-da

 

rareripe

N ซึ่ง สุก หรือ งอม เร็ว  sueng-suk-rue-ngom-reo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RARE

a.[L. rarus, thin. ] 1. Uncommon; not frequent; as a rare event; a rare phenomenon.
2. Unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
Rare work, all fill'd with terror and delight.
Above the rest I judge one beauty rare.
3. Thinly scattered.
4. Thin; porous; not dense; as a rare and attenuate substance.
Water is nineteen times lighter and by consequence nineteen times rarer than gold.
5. Nearly raw; imperfectly roasted or boiled; as rare beef or mutton; eggs roasted rare.

 

RAREESHOW

n.[rare and show. ] A show carried in a box.

 

RAREFACTION

n.[See Rarefy. ] The act or process of expanding or distending bodies, by separating the parts and rendering the bodies more rare or porous, by which operation they appear under a larger bulk, or require more room, without an accession of new matter; opposed to condensation; as the rarefaction of air.

 

RAREFIABLE

a.Capable of being rarefied.

 

RAREFY

v.t.[L. rarefacio; rarus, rare, and facio, to make. ] To make thin and porous or less dense; to expand or enlarge a body without adding to it any new portion of its own matter; opposed to condense.

 

RAREFY

v.i.To become thin and porous.

 

RAREFYING

ppr. Making thin or less dense.

 

RARELY

adv. 1. Seldom; not often; as things rarely seen.
2. Finely; nicely. [little used. ]

 

RARENESS

n. 1. The state of being uncommon; uncommonness; infrequency.
And let the rareness the small gift commend.
2. Value arising from scarcity.
3. Thinness; tenuity; as the rareness of air or vapor.
4. Distance from each other; thinness.

 

RARERIPE

a. Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.

 

RARERIPE

n.An early fruit, particularly a kind of peach which ripens early.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RARE

Rare, a. Etym: [Cf. Rather, Rath. ]

 

Defn: Early. [Obs. ] Rude mechanicals that rare and late Work in the market place. Chapman.

 

RARE

Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer; superl. Rarest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. hrer, or E.rare early. ]

 

Defn: Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton. New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare. Dryden.

 

Note: This word is in common use in the United States, but in England its synonym underdone is preferred.

 

RARE

Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer; superl. Rarest.] Etym: [F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare. ]

 

1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

 

2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found. Rare work, all filled with terror and delight. Cowley. Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. Dryden.

 

3. Thinly scattered; dispersed. Those rare and solitary, three in flocks. Milton.

 

4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations. Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold. Sir I. Newton.

 

Syn. -- Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; extraordinary; incomparable. -- Rare, Scarce. We call a thing rare when but few examples,specimens, or instances of it are ever to be met with; as, a rare plant. We speak of a thing as scarce, which, though usually abundant, is for the time being to be had only in diminished quantities; as, a bad harvest makes corn scarce. A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world. Burke. When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor. Addison.

 

RAREBIT

RAREBIT Rare "bit, n.

 

Defn: A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit.

 

RAREE-SHOW

Rar "ee-show `, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. rarity-show.]

 

Defn: A show carried about in a box; a peep show. Pope.

 

RAREFACTION

Rar `e *fac "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. raréfaction. See Rarefy. ]

 

Defn: The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; - - opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

 

RAREFIABLE

Rar "e *fi `a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. raréfiable.]

 

Defn: Capable of being rarefied. Boyle.

 

RAREFY

Rar "e *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rarefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Rarefying. ]Etym: [F. raréfier; L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp. ) to make; cf. L. rarefacere. See -fy. ]

 

Defn: To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.

 

RAREFY

RAREFY Rar "e *fy, v. i.

 

Defn: To become less dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth rarefies to dew. " Dryden.

 

RARELY

RARELY Rare "ly, adv.

 

1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.

 

2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2. The person who played so rarely on the flageolet. Sir W. Scott. The rest of the spartments are rarely gilded. Evelyn.

 

RARENESS

RARENESS Rare "ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being rare. And let the rareness the small gift commend. Dryden.

 

RARERIPE

Rare "ripe `, a. Etym: [Rare early + ripe. Cf. Rathripe. ]

 

Defn: Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.

 

RARERIPE

RARERIPE Rare "ripe `, n.

 

Defn: An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rare

rare 1 |re (ə )r rɛ (ə )r | ▶adjective ( rarer, rarest ) (of an event, situation, or condition ) not occurring very often: a rare genetic disorder | [ with infinitive ] : it's rare to meet someone who's content with their life. • (of a thing ) not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value: the jellyfish tree, one of the rarest plants on earth. • unusually good or remarkable: he plays with rare strength and sensitivity. DERIVATIVES rare ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘widely spaced, infrequent ’): from Latin rarus.

 

rare

rare 2 |rɛ (ə )r re (ə )r | ▶adjective ( rarer, rarest ) (of meat, esp. beef ) lightly cooked, so that the inside is still red. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: variant of obsolete rear ‘half-cooked ’ (used to refer to soft-boiled eggs, from the mid 17th to mid 19th centuries ).

 

rare bird

rare bird ▶noun an exceptional person or thing; a rarity: Irish tenors such as he are rare birds. ORIGIN translating Latin rara avis (Juvenal's Satires, vi. 165 ).

 

rarebit

rare bit |ˈre (ə )rbit ˈrɛrbɪt |(also Welsh rarebit ) ▶noun a dish of melted and seasoned cheese on toast, sometimes with other ingredients. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: alteration of rabbit in Welsh rabbit .

 

rare earth

rare earth (also rare earth element or rare earth metal ) ▶noun Chemistry any of a group of chemically similar metallic elements comprising the lanthanide series and (usually ) scandium and yttrium. They are not esp. rare, but they tend to occur together in nature and are difficult to separate from one another.

 

raree-show

rar ee-show |ˈre (ə )rē ˌSHō ˈrɛri ˌʃoʊ | ▶noun archaic a form of entertainment, esp. one carried in a box, such as a peep show. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: apparently representing rare show, as pronounced by Savoyard showmen in Britain.

 

rarefaction

rar e fac tion |ˌre (ə )rəˈfakSHən ˈˌrɛrəˈˌfækʃən |(also rarifaction ) ▶noun diminution in the density of something, esp. air or a gas. • Medicine the lessening of density of tissue, esp. of nervous tissue or bone. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin rarefactio (n- ), from the verb rarefacere ‘grow thin, become rare. ’

 

rarefied

rar e fied |ˈrerəˌfīd ˈrɛrəˌfaɪd |(also rarified ) ▶adjective 1 (of air, esp. that at high altitudes ) of lower pressure than usual; thin. 2 distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people: debates about the nature of knowledge can seem very rarefied.

 

rarefy

rarefy |ˈrɛːrɪfʌɪ |(also rarify ) ▶verb ( rarefies, rarefying, rarefied ) make or become less dense or solid. DERIVATIVES rarefication |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, rarefactive |-ˈfaktɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French rarefier, or medieval Latin rareficare, based on Latin rarus ‘rare ’ + facere ‘make ’.

 

rare gas

rare gas |rɛ (ə )r ɡæs | ▶noun another term for noble gas.

 

rarely

rare ly |ˈre (ə )rlē ˈrɛ (ə )rli | ▶adverb 1 not often; seldom: I rarely drive above 60 mph. 2 archaic unusually or remarkably well: you can write rarely now, after all your schooling. • to an unusual degree; exceptionally: [ as submodifier ] : the rarely fine Sheraton bookcase.

 

Oxford Dictionary

rare

rare 1 |rɛː | ▶adjective ( rarer, rarest ) (of an event, situation, or condition ) not occurring very often: a rare genetic disorder | [ with infinitive ] : it's rare to see a house so little altered. • (of a thing ) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value: one of Britain's rarest birds, the honey buzzard. • unusually good or remarkable: he plays with rare sensitivity. DERIVATIVES rareness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘widely spaced, infrequent ’): from Latin rarus.

 

rare

rare 2 |rɛː | ▶adjective ( rarer, rarest ) (of meat, especially beef ) lightly cooked, so that the inside is still red. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: variant of obsolete rear ‘half-cooked ’ (used to refer to soft-boiled eggs, from the mid 17th to mid 19th centuries ).

 

rare bird

rare bird ▶noun an exceptional person or thing; a rarity: the style is a rare bird in Brazilian music. ORIGIN translating Latin rara avis (Juvenal's Satires, vi. 165 ).

 

rarebit

rarebit |ˈrɛːbɪt |(also Welsh rarebit ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dish of melted and seasoned cheese on toast, sometimes with other ingredients. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: alteration of rabbit in Welsh rabbit; the reason for the use of the term rabbit is unknown.

 

rare earth

rare earth (also rare earth element or rare earth metal ) ▶noun Chemistry any of a group of chemically similar metallic elements comprising the lanthanide series and (usually ) scandium and yttrium. They are not especially rare, but they tend to occur together in nature and are difficult to separate from one another.

 

raree-show

raree-show |ˈrɛːriːʃəʊ | ▶noun archaic a form of entertainment, especially one carried in a box, such as a peep show. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: apparently representing rare show, as pronounced by Savoyard showmen.

 

rarefaction

rarefaction |ˌrɛːrɪˈfakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] reduction in the density of something, especially air or a gas. • Medicine the lessening of density of tissue, especially of nervous tissue or bone. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin rarefactio (n- ), from the verb rarefacere ‘grow thin, become rare ’.

 

rarefied

rarefied |ˈrɛːrɪfʌɪd | ▶adjective 1 (of air, especially that at high altitudes ) of lower pressure than usual; thin. 2 distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people; esoteric: rarefied scholarly pursuits.

 

rarefy

rarefy |ˈrɛːrɪfʌɪ |(also rarify ) ▶verb ( rarefies, rarefying, rarefied ) make or become less dense or solid. DERIVATIVES rarefication |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, rarefactive |-ˈfaktɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French rarefier, or medieval Latin rareficare, based on Latin rarus ‘rare ’ + facere ‘make ’.

 

rare gas

rare gas ▶noun another term for noble gas.

 

rarely

rare ¦ly |ˈrɛːli | ▶adverb 1 not often; seldom: I rarely drive above 50 mph. 2 archaic remarkably well: you can write rarely now, after all your schooling. • to an unusual degree; exceptionally: [ as submodifier ] : the rarely fine Sheraton bookcase.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

rare

rare adjective 1 rare moments of privacy: infrequent, scarce, sparse, few and far between, thin on the ground, like gold dust, as scarce as hen's teeth; occasional, limited, odd, isolated, unaccustomed, unwonted. ANTONYMS common, frequent. 2 rare stamps: unusual, recherché, uncommon, unfamiliar, atypical, singular. ANTONYMS ordinary, commonplace. 3 a man of rare talent: exceptional, outstanding, unparalleled, peerless, matchless, unique, unrivaled, inimitable, beyond compare, without equal, second to none, unsurpassed; consummate, superior, superlative, first-class; informal A1, top-notch. ANTONYMS common, everyday.

 

rare bird

rare bird noun even his fellow intellectuals call Stephenson a rare bird: rarity, rara avis, wonder, marvel, nonpareil, nonesuch, one of a kind; curiosity, oddity, freak.

 

rarefied

rarefied adjective the rarefied legal circles in which he travels: esoteric, exclusive, select; elevated, lofty.

 

rarely

rarely adverb we rarely leave the house in the winter: seldom, infrequently, hardly ever, hardly, scarcely, not often; once in a while, now and then, occasionally; informal once in a blue moon. ANTONYMS often.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

rare

rare adjective 1 their rare moments of privacy: infrequent, few and far between, scarce, sparse, scattered, thin on the ground, golden, like gold dust, as scarce as hen's teeth; occasional, limited, odd, isolated, sporadic, intermittent, unaccustomed, unwonted; Brit. out of the common. ANTONYMS common, frequent. 2 a collector of rare stamps and coins | one of Britain's rarest birds: unusual, uncommon, unfamiliar, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, remarkable, recherché, special, precious. ANTONYMS ordinary, commonplace. 3 he's a man of rare talent: exceptional, outstanding, unparalleled, peerless, matchless, unique, unequalled, incomparable, unrivalled, inimitable, beyond compare, beyond comparison, without equal, second to none, unsurpassed, surpassing, exquisite, superb, consummate, superior, superlative, first-class, first-rate, special, choice, excellent, very fine; informal A1, stellar, top-notch; rare unexampled. ANTONYMS common, everyday.

 

rarefied

rarefied adjective the academic or rarefied nature of much of their work: esoteric, exclusive, select, private, cliquish; elevated, exalted, lofty. ANTONYMS commonplace.

 

rarely

rarely adverb she rarely mentions her late husband: seldom, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never, once in a while, only now and then, not often, only occasionally, sporadically; informal once in a blue moon. ANTONYMS often, frequently.

 

Duden Dictionary

Rarefikation

Ra re fi ka ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Rarefikati o n |die Rarefikation; Genitiv: der Rarefikation, Plural: die Rarefikationen lateinisch-neulateinisch Gewebsschwund besonders der Knochen

 

rarefizieren

ra re fi zie ren schwaches Verb |rarefiz ie ren |a verdünnen, auflockern b Medizin schwinden von [Knochen ]gewebe

 

French Dictionary

rare

rare adj. adjectif 1 Inhabituel. : Un fait rare. Il est rare qu ’il soit en retard. Il n ’est pas rare de l ’entendre chanter. SYNONYME inaccoutumé ; inusité . 2 Exceptionnel. : Une rare beauté, une pierre rare. SYNONYME remarquable . 3 au pluriel Peu nombreux. : De rares spectateurs assistaient au spectacle. LOCUTIONS Devenir, se faire rare. Fréquenter moins souvent qu ’autrefois une personne, un groupe d ’amis. : Depuis quelques mois, elle se fait rare, ils se font rares. Note Grammaticale L ’adjectif est attribut du sujet et s ’accorde avec lui. Un oiseau rare. figuré La personne qui réunit tous les attributs désirés. Note Technique La locution s ’emploie souvent ironiquement.

 

raréfaction

raréfaction n. f. nom féminin Fait de devenir rare. : La raréfaction des logements à louer.

 

raréfier

raréfier v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Rendre rare. : Raréfier des denrées. verbe pronominal Devenir plus rare. : L ’air se raréfie dans cette pièce close. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces matières premières se sont raréfiées. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous raréfiions, (que ) vous raréfiiez.

 

rarement

rarement adv. adverbe Peu souvent. : Il vient rarement nous voir. ANTONYME fréquemment ; souvent . Note Syntaxique Après cet adverbe placé en tête de phrase, le sujet est souvent inversé, surtout dans la langue soutenue. L ’adverbe n ’est pas accompagné de la particule de négation ne. Rarement venait-il au village voir ses vieux amis.

 

rareté

rareté n. f. nom féminin Qualité de ce qui est rare, exceptionnel. : C ’est sa rareté qui fait la valeur du diamant.

 

Spanish Dictionary

rarefacción

rarefacción nombre femenino 1 Acción de dilatar un cuerpo gaseoso haciéndolo menos denso .2 Disminución de la densidad de un cuerpo gaseoso al separarse las moléculas que lo forman .SINÓNIMO enrarecimiento .

 

rareza

rareza nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de raro :la rareza de un material; algunos eruditos buscaron por las provincias libros de difícil consecución más que por necesidad por el gusto de tener obras de gran rareza .2 Cosa rara :aquel ser era una rareza zoológica de la naturaleza .3 Acción o dicho propios de una persona rara o extravagante :fue uno de esos actores llenos de rarezas y a la vez extraordinarios de los que abundan en el mundillo cinematográfico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rare

rare 1 /reə r /〖原義は 3 〗(副 )rarely 形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 〈物が 〉まれな , 珍しい , 希少価値のある ; 〈出来事 状況が 〉まれな , めったに起きない (!rareは絶対数が少ないことを表すのに対し, scarceは必要なものが一時的に不足していることを表す ) ▸ on rare occasions ≒in rare cases まれに ▸ It is rare for him to dress up. ≒It is rare that he dresses up .彼が正装するのは珍しい ▸ a rare book 希少本 2 ｟英 やや古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗特に優れた , すばらしい .3 〈気体が 〉 (高地なので )希薄な , 酸素が少ない .～̀ b í rd (異なった2つの側面を持つ )珍しい [変わった ]人 [物 ].～̀ é arth 〘化 〙希土酸化物 .～̀ g á s 〘化 〙希ガス .

 

rare

rare 2 形容詞 〈肉が 〉レア [生焼け ]の, 半煮えの (→steak 1 ).

 

rarebit

rare bit /ré ə rbɪt /名詞 ＝Welsh rabbit .

 

rare-earth

r á re- è arth 形容詞 〘化 〙希土酸化物の .

 

rarefied

rar e fied /ré ə rɪfàɪd /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟けなして ｠高尚な, お高くとまった 〈場所 組織など 〉; 一般人を見下すような 〈意見 思想など 〉.2 希薄な, 薄い 〈空気 〉.

 

rarely

rare ly /réə r li /→rare 1 副詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例文中で 〗めったに …しない (!seldom, hardly everはほぼ同義; →always 1 語法 (1 )) ▸ I rarely get sick .私はめったに病気にならない ▸ That design is rarely seen these days .そのデザインは最近はめったに見られない ▸ Rarely have I seen such a great performance .｟かたく ｠そんなにすばらしい演技はめったに見たことがない (!文頭にくると, 後は疑問文の語順となる ) ▸ rarely or never めったにまたはまったく (…ない )2 ｟かたく ｠めったにないほど , みごとに , とても .r á rely (if ) è ver …＝seldom , if ever .