Real vs. Rare — What's the Difference?

Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed

Infrequently occurring; uncommon

(of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine

Excellent; extraordinary

Complete; utter (used for emphasis)

Thin in density; rarefied

Adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power

Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness

(of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.

Very uncommon; scarce.

(of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.

(of a gas) Thin; of low density.

Really; very

Good; enjoyable.

The basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.

(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.

Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence

(obsolete) Early.

True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal

(gaming) A scarce or uncommon item.

Of or founded on practical matters and concerns

To rear, rise up, start backwards.

Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious

To rear, bring up, raise.

Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name

Early.

Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation

Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

Not to be taken lightly; serious

Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

(Philosophy) Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language.

Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.

Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power

Thinly scattered; dispersed.

(Physics) Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.

Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

(Mathematics) Of, relating to, or being a real number.

Not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness;

(Law) Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land.

Recurring only at long intervals;

Very

Not widely distributed;

A thing or whole having actual existence. Often used with the

Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind;

(Mathematics) A real number.

Having low density;

A silver coin formerly used in Spain and Latin America.

(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside;

A unit of currency formerly used in Portugal.

See Table at currency.

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

That has objective, physical existence.

(economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power contrast nominal.

(economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

(legal) Relating to immovable tangible property.

Absolute, complete, utter.

(slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.

Really, very.

A commodity; see realty.

(grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

(mathematics) A real number.

(obsolete) A realist.

Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

A coin worth one real.

A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

A coin worth one real.

A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.

A coin worth one real.

A former small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

A realist.

Royal; regal; kingly.

Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life.

True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger.

Relating to things, not to persons.

Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary.

Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in distinction from personal or movable property.

Any rational or irrational number

An old small silver Spanish coin

Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory;

No less than what is stated; worthy of the name;

Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;

Not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;

Not to be taken lightly;

Possible to be treated as fact;

Being value measured in terms of purchasing power;

Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;

(of property) fixed or immovable;

Coinciding with reality;

Founded on practical matters;

Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal;