rarita (rareta)

[S. Amer.] Same as rara. rarity (rar'i-ti), n.; pl. rarities (-tiz). [=OF. ra rite, rarete, F. rareté = Pr. raritat, raretat = Sp. raridad = Pg.raridade = It. rarità = D. rariteit = G. rarität = Dan. Sw. raritet, IMG:content-1647.png:[blocks in formation] Capable of being rarefied. rarefy (rar'ē-fi), v .; pret. and pp. rarefied , ppr. raretui o, incorrectly, rarify ; F.raré fier = Pr. rareficar = Sp . care , rarefi * rareficare , rareficare , rarefacere (>Pg. rarefazer ), make thin or rare, rarus , thin, rare, + facere , make.] I. trans . To make rare, thin, quency. Alas, for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun! Hood , Bridge of Sighs. 3. Something that is rare or uncommon; a thing valued for its scarcity or for its unusual excellence. rascal Gon. But the rarity of it is which is indeed almost be Seb . As many vouched rarities are. Shak ., Tempest, ii. 1. 60. How ignorant had we been of the beauty of Florence, of the monuments, urns, and rarities that yet remain. I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 34. In climates where wine is a rarity intemperance abounds. Macaulay , Milton.