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rar

/ˈrar/

Rhymes with -ar

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin rārus (“seldom”).

adjective rară · rari · rare · rar

masculine, neuter sparse, thin
masculine, neuter scarce, few
masculine, neuter rare, unusual, uncommon

adverb

sparsely, thinly
seldom, rarely, infrequently
of speaking slowly Vă rog să vorbiți mai rar.

In English

rare very uncommon
seldom infrequently, rarely
rarely not occurring at a regular interval
uncommon rare; not readily found; unusual
sparse not dense; meager
infrequently not frequently

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"rar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/rar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/rar

Chicago

"rar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/rar.

BibTeX

@misc{rar_2026,
  title = {rar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/rar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}