rarity

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛəɹəti/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈɹɛːɹətɪj/
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• /ˈɹeɹəti/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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• /ˈɹɛɹəti/ Mary–marry–merry merger
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Australian: /ˈɹeːɹəti/
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• Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• /ˈɹeəɹəti/ without the cheer–chair merger
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• /ˈɹiəɹəti/ cheer–chair merger
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• Scotland: /ˈɾeɾəte/
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• Scotland: /-tɪ/
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• Scotland: /-ti/
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• Wales: /ˈɾɛːɾəti/
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• /ˈɹɜːɹətɪ/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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• obsolete: /ˈɹæɹɪtɪ/
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• rhymes with -ɛəɹəti
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• CMU ARPABET: R EH1 R AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: R EH1 R IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French rareté. See also rare.

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: рэ́дкасць (rédkascʹ) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Bulgarian: рядкост (rjadkost) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Catalan: raresa — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Catalan: raritat — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Czech: vzácnost — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Danish: sjældenhed — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Dutch: zeldzaamheid — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Esperanto: malofteco — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Esperanto: rareco — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Estonian: haruldus — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Finnish: harvinaisuus — measure of the scarcity of an object
• French: rareté — measure of the scarcity of an object
• German: Seltenheit — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Greek: σπανιότητα (spaniótita) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Hindi: विरलता (viraltā) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Hindi: दुर्लभता (durlabhtā) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Hungarian: ritkaság — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Irish: annamhacht — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Irish: annaimhe — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Italian: scarsità — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Latin: rāritās — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Lithuanian: retumas — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Māori: onge — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjeldenhet — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjeldanheit — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Polish: rzadkość — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Portuguese: raridade — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Romanian: raritate — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Russian: ре́дкость (rédkostʹ) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Serbo-Croatian: рије́тко̄ст — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Serbo-Croatian: рарѝте̄т — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Serbo-Croatian: rijétkōst — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Serbo-Croatian: rarìtēt — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Spanish: raridad — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Spanish: rareza — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Swedish: sällsynthet — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Swedish: rarhet — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Turkish: azlık — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Turkish: nadirlik — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Turkish: nedret — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Turkish: seyreklik — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Ukrainian: рі́дкість (rídkistʹ) — measure of the scarcity of an object
• Belarusian: рэ́дкасць (rédkascʹ) — rare object
• Belarusian: рарытэ́т (rarytét) — rare object
• Bulgarian: рядкост (rjadkost) — rare object
• Bulgarian: уникат (unikat) — rare object
• Catalan: raresa — rare object
• Czech: vzácnost — rare object
• Danish: sjældenhed — rare object
• Danish: raritet — rare object
• Dutch: zeldzaamheid — rare object
• Dutch: rariteit — rare object
• Esperanto: maloftaĵo — rare object
• Esperanto: raraĵo — rare object
• Esperanto: kuriozaĵo — rare object
• Estonian: haruldus — rare object
• Finnish: harvinaisuus — rare object
• French: rareté — rare object
• German: Seltenheit — rare object
• German: Rarität — rare object
• Hindi: विरल (viral) — rare object
• Hindi: दुर्लभ (durlabh) — rare object
• Hungarian: ritkaság — rare object
• Hungarian: kuriózum — rare object
• Italian: rarità — rare object
• Latin: rāritās — rare object
• Latvian: retums — rare object
• Lithuanian: retenybė — rare object
• Māori: onge — rare object
• Middle English: deynte — rare object
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjeldenhet — rare object
• Norwegian Bokmål: raritet — rare object
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjeldanheit — rare object
• Norwegian Nynorsk: raritet — rare object
• Polish: rarytas — rare object
• Polish: biały kruk — rare object
• Portuguese: raridade — rare object
• Romanian: raritate — rare object
• Russian: ре́дкость (rédkostʹ) — rare object
• Russian: рарите́т (raritét) — rare object
• Serbo-Croatian: рије́тко̄ст — rare object
• Serbo-Croatian: рарѝте̄т — rare object
• Serbo-Croatian: rijétkōst — rare object
• Serbo-Croatian: rarìtēt — rare object
• Spanish: rareza — rare object
• Swedish: raritet — rare object
• Swedish: sällsynthet — rare object
• Telugu: వింత (vinta) — rare object
• Turkish: nadide — rare object
• Ukrainian: рі́дкість (rídkistʹ) — rare object
• Ukrainian: рарите́т (rarytét) — rare object
• Yiddish: אַנטיק (antik) — rare object