1. Remarquable.
2. Unique. Un objet rare.
3. Peu nombreux.
4. Peu fréquent. Des visites rares.
5. Clairsemé. Des cheveux rares.
ETYM Latin infrequens; cf. French infrequent. Related to In- not, and Frequent.
Not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals.
1. Recurring only at long intervals
2. Not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
3. Not widely distributed
4. Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; SYN. uncommon, unusual, precious.
5. Having low density; SYN. rarefied, rarified.
6. (Of meat) Cooked a short time; still red inside
1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; meager; not enough.
2. Skimpy; parsimonious.
1. Somewhat less than is needed or wanted; insufficient; scant
2. Lacking size or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
1. Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
2. Not enough; hard to find