different between rare vs rere
rare
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???(?)/
- (Irish) IPA(key): [???]
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /????/, /???/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Etymology 1
From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin r?rus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”), from Proto-Indo-European *er(e)-, *r?- (“friable, thin”). Replaced native Middle English gesen (“rare, scarce”) (from Old English g?sne), Middle English seld (“rare, uncommon”) (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldscene (“rare, rarely seen, infrequent”) (from Old English selds?ne; see seldsome).
Adjective
rare (comparative rarer, superlative rarest)
- Very uncommon; scarce.
- Synonyms: scarce, selcouth, seld, seldsome, selly, geason, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare
- Antonyms: common, frequent; see also Thesaurus:common
- (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
- (Britain, slang) Good; enjoyable.
- 1981, Chris Difford (lyrics), Glenn Tilbrook (vocal), "Vanity Fair" (song):
- Sees her reflection in a butcher shop.
- She finds it all quite rare
- That her meat's all vanity fair.
- 1981, Chris Difford (lyrics), Glenn Tilbrook (vocal), "Vanity Fair" (song):
Derived terms
- rare bird
- rare earth mineral
Related terms
- rarity
Translations
Noun
rare (plural rares)
- (gaming) A scarce or uncommon item.
- 1995, George Baxter, Larry W. Smith, Mastering Magic Cards (page 116)
- Most of the time, you do this by trading low-valued rares for more valuable ones or trading uncommons for rares. Other times it's trading cards that are in print for ones that are out of print, or low-value rares for good uncommons.
- 1995, George Baxter, Larry W. Smith, Mastering Magic Cards (page 116)
Etymology 2
From a dialectal variant of rear, from Middle English rere, from Old English hr?r, hr?re (“not thoroughly cooked, underdone, lightly boiled”), from hr?ran (“to move, shake, agitate”), from Proto-Germanic *hr?zijan? (“to stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *?roHs- (“to mix, stir, cook”). Related to Old English hr?r (“stirring, busy, active, strong, brave”). More at rear.
Alternative forms
- reer, rere (British)
Adjective
rare (comparative rarer or more rare, superlative rarest or most rare)
- (cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.
- Antonym: well done
Derived terms
- medium rare
Translations
Etymology 3
Variant of rear.
Verb
rare (third-person singular simple present rares, present participle raring, simple past and past participle rared)
- (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 328:
- Frank pretended to rare back as if bedazzled, shielding his eyes with a forearm.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 328:
- (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
Usage notes
- Principal current, non-literary use is of the present participle raring with a verb in "raring to". The principal verb in that construction is go. Thus, raring to go ("eager (to start something)") is the expression in which rare is most often encountered as a verb.
Etymology 4
Compare rather, rath.
Adjective
rare (comparative more rare, superlative most rare)
- (obsolete) early
References
- Rare in The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Anagrams
- arré, rear
Danish
Adjective
rare
- plural and definite singular attributive of rar
Dutch
Alternative forms
- raren (Brabantian)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra?.r?/
Adjective
rare
- Inflected form of raar
Noun
rare m (plural raren, diminutive rareke n)
- weird person
- Synonym: rare vogel
References
- [1]
French
Etymology
Borrowed (in this form) from Latin r?rus. Compare the inherited Old French rer, rere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
Adjective
rare (plural rares)
- rare
Derived terms
- métal rare
- oiseau rare
- perle rare
- rareté
- rarissime
- se faire rare
- terre rare
Further reading
- “rare” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- erra
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a???
Adjective
rare
- inflection of rar:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Ido
Adverb
rare
- rarely
- Antonyms: freque, ofte
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -are
Adjective
rare
- feminine plural of raro
Anagrams
- erra
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
r?r? (comparative r?rius, superlative r?rissim?)
- thinly, sparsely, here and there
- rarely, seldom
Etymology 2
Adjective
r?re
- vocative masculine singular of r?rus
References
- rare in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rare in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rere
Etymology
From Old French rer and Latin r?rus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra?r(?)/, /?r??r(?)/
Adjective
rare
- airy, vacuous
- porous, breathable
- sparsely spread
- rare, uncommon, scarce
- small, little
Related terms
- rarefien
Descendants
- English: rare
References
- “r?r(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin r?rus.
Adjective
rare m or f
- (Jersey) rare
Derived terms
- rarement (“rarely”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
rare
- inflection of rar:
- definite singular
- plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
rare
- inflection of rar:
- definite singular
- plural
Swedish
Adjective
rare
- absolute definite natural masculine form of rar.
Anagrams
- rear
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rere
English
Pronunciation
- (Hiberno-English) IPA(key): /?i?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
rere (plural reres)
- Archaic spelling of rear (all meanings).
- (Ireland, law, specifically) back portion or area behind (a building, etc.)
Quotations
- 1678 "In the rere of them fall others of the city trumpets; after them two gentlemen bearing the banners of the city and the Lord Mayor; twelve gentlemen ushers appointed as aforesaid follow them, and after them the court of assistants put a period to that division. In the rere of them falls the serjeant trumpet, after him sixteen other of the king's trumpets and kettle-drums; ..." The Triumphs of London (Reprinted 1869 in Some account of the Worshipful company of grocers of the city of London, by John Benjamin Heath)
- 1784 "So out we sallied, the corporal lending his master his arm, and bringing up the rere, to the abby of Saint Grmain [sic]" Tristram Shandy Vol.3, p.44, Lawrence Sterne
- 1855 "It begins by setting out all the tenants' names; the frontage, the depth, and the reres of the several plots." Archdeacon Hewitson's Endowment For A Protestant School At Swords, Endowed Schools, Ireland, Commission, minutes of evidence, Vol. II in Parliamentary papers, Volume 22, Part 3, p.33
- 1922 "He trod the worn steps, pushed the swingdoor and entered softly by the rere." Ulysses, Chapter V James Joyce
- 1986 "the arcade at the rere of the General Post Office" Dublin Metropolitan Streets Commission Act, 1986: First Schedule
- 1995 "the unnamed laneway to the rere of Nos. 1-8 Merview" S.I. No. 248/1995 — Urban Renewal Act, 1986 (Designated Areas) (Cobh) Order, 1995; Schedule, Part II, Harbour Row Area
- 1996 "First Floor/Rere Room: Doors, door cases, chimney piece, decorative plaster ceiling." Written Answers. - Departmental Buildings Dáil Éireann - Volume 463 - 26 March, 1996
- 2009 "permission sought for proposed (1) garage conversion and first floor extension to side, (2) single storey extension to rere, and (3) alterations to front single-storey element and wider vehicular entrance at [address]" Malahide planning notices Fingal Independent, 18 November 2009
Derived terms
- reredos
See also
- reredorter
References
- rere at Wordnik
Anagrams
- REER, erer
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin retro.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?re.??/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?re.?e/
Adverb
rere
- behind, at the back
Synonyms
- darrere
Derived terms
- enrere
Preposition
rere
- behind, at the back of
- after (behind in place)
- after, by
Synonyms
- darrere
Further reading
- “rere” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rere” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “rere” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rere” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Verb
r?re
- second-person singular present active imperative of reor
- second-person singular present active indicative of reor
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hr?r, hr?re, from hr?ran (see reren (“to rile”)).
Alternative forms
- hrere
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?re?r(?)/
Adjective
rere
- Referring to eggs; underdone, undercooked
- (rare) Unknown, unadmitted.
Descendants
- English: rear, rare (of meat)
References
- “r??re, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman rere, from Latin retro.
Alternative forms
- reere
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??r(?)/
Adjective
rere
- (rare outside of compounds) Succeeding, successive, next, following.
- (rare) Located at the rear, hind, or back.
Related terms
- rerebrace
- reredos
- rereward
Descendants
- English: rear
- Scots: rear
References
- “r?re, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
Etymology 3
Verb
rere
- Alternative form of reren (“to raise”)
Etymology 4
Noun
rere
- Alternative form of reren (“to rile”)
Etymology 5
Adjective
rere
- Alternative form of rare (“thin, airy, rare”)
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French rere, from Latin r?dere, present active infinitive of r?d?.
Verb
rere
- to shave
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin retr?.
Adjective
rere m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rere)
- late
- after; later on
Adverb
rere
- behind
- Constaunce […] lui vient rere au doos et le trebucha en la mere.
- Constance […] came behind his back and knocked him into the sea
- Constaunce […] lui vient rere au doos et le trebucha en la mere.
Derived terms
- rereguarde
Etymology 2
From Latin r?dere, present active infinitive of r?d?.
Verb
rere
- to shave
Related terms
- res
- raser
Descendants
- Middle French: rere
Rapa Nui
Verb
rere
- fly
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