Occasional vs. Rare
Difference Between Occasional and Rare
Occasional➦
occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly
the occasional car went by but no taxis
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Rare➦
Infrequently occurring; uncommon
a rare event.
a plant that is rare in this region.
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Occasional➦
Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent.
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Rare➦
Excellent; extraordinary
a rare sense of honor.
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Occasional➦
Created for a special occasion
occasional verse.
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Rare➦
Thin in density; rarefied
rare air.
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Occasional➦
Intended for use as the occasion requires
an occasional chair.
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Rare➦
Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness
a rare steak.
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Occasional➦
Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something.
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Rare➦
Very uncommon; scarce.
Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
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Occasional➦
Acting in a specified capacity from time to time
an occasional hunter.
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Rare➦
(of a gas) Thin; of low density.
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Occasional➦
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often.
He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.
He took an occasional glass of wine.
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Rare➦
Good; enjoyable.
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Occasional➦
Created for a specific occasion.
Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.
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Rare➦
(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.
well done
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Occasional➦
Intended for use as the occasion requires.
What your living room needs are some occasional chairs.
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Rare➦
(obsolete) Early.
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Occasional➦
Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
He is an occasional writer of letters to the editor.
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Rare➦
(gaming) A scarce or uncommon item.
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Occasional➦
A person who does something only occasionally.
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Rare➦
To rear, rise up, start backwards.
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Occasional➦
Occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts.
The . . . occasional writing of the present times.
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Rare➦
To rear, bring up, raise.
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Occasional➦
Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing.
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Rare➦
Early.
Rude mechanicals that rare and lateWork in the market place.
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Occasional➦
Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; intended for a specific occasion; for use only when needed, and not regularly.
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Rare➦
Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy careTurned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare.
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Occasional➦
occurring from time to time;
took an occasional glass of wine
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Rare➦
Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
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Occasional➦
occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals;
episodic in his affections
occasional headaches
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Rare➦
Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.
Above the rest I judge one beauty rare.
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Occasional➦
employed in a specified capacity from time to time;
casual employment
a casual correspondence with a former teacher
an occasional worker
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Rare➦
Thinly scattered; dispersed.
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.
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Rare➦
Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold.
A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world.
When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor.
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Rare➦
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness;
a rare word
rare books
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Rare➦
recurring only at long intervals;
a rare appearance
total eclipses are rare events
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Rare➦
not widely distributed;
rare herbs
rare patches of gree in the desert
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Rare➦
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind;
what is so rare as a day in June
a rare skill
an uncommon sense of humor
she was kind to an uncommon degree
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Rare➦
having low density;
rare gasses
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
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Rare➦
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside;
rare roast beef
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