RARELY vs FEW: NOUN
- N/A
- An indefinitely small number of persons or things.
- An exclusive or limited number.
- An indefinite but relatively small number
- A small elite group
- Not many; only a small number (of persons or things): in this use properly an adjective, used elliptically as a plural noun, and not preceded by the article.
- A small number; a minority: in this sense preceded by the article a (originally in the plural) or the, with or without a noun following, the noun, if used, expressing the whole of which the few are taken, and being in the partitive genitive, with or without the preposition of: as, a few, or a few members, or a few of the members, dissented.
- A small quantity or portion; a little: followed by a noun (without of) in a construction similar to def. 2 and to that of little, n.
- See II., 3.
- Adv. phr. Somewhat; to some slight extent: often used ironically for a good deal.
RARELY vs FEW: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Being more than one but indefinitely small in number.
- A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
- Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituting a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people.
- A small number.
- In a few words; briefly.
- Not few; more than a few; many.
- The minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.
- Amounting to or consisting of a small number.
RARELY vs FEW: ADVERB
- In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often.
- Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2.
- With uncommon excellence.
- In an unusual degree; exceptionally.
- Not often
- Not often; infrequently.
- N/A
RARELY vs FEW: PRONOUN
- N/A
- A small number of persons or things.
- Few people, few things.
RARELY vs FEW: OTHER WORD TYPES
- So as to be underdone or only partially cooked: said of meats: as, a roast of beef rarely cooked.
- Seldom; not often: as, things rarely seen.
- In excellent health: in quasi-adjective use. Compare purely in like use.
- Finely, excellently; remarkably well; with a rare excellence.
- A small but indefinite number
- Not many; a small number; only a small number.
- (determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
- (determiner) Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
- (determiner) (US?) Obscuring one eighth to two eighths of the sky.
- (determiner) (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.
RARELY vs FEW: RELATED WORDS
- Uncommon, Barely, Not, Commonly, Scarcely, Rare, Infrequent, Hardly, Never, Occasionally, Usually, Infrequently, Frequently, Often, Seldom
- Little, Number, Various, Recent, Past, Numerous, Five, Many, Some, Handful, Several, Couple, Hardly a, A few, A couple of
RARELY vs FEW: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Unlikely, Uncommon, Barely, Not, Commonly, Scarcely, Rare, Infrequent, Hardly, Never, Occasionally, Infrequently, Frequently, Often, Seldom
- Little, Number, Various, Recent, Past, Numerous, Five, Many, Some, Handful, Several, Couple, Hardly a, A few, A couple of
RARELY vs FEW: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Abbreviations are very rarely used in formal writing.
- Interestingly, objections are rarely raised during opening statements.
- Even an apology and remorse are rarely enough.
- Sick cats will rarely adopt the loaf position.
- Punitive damages are very rarely awarded by courts.
- He rarely even gives her birthday gift money.
- Minnesota courts rarely enter injunctions that last forever.
- Singapore is rarely seen with a perfect tail.
- Rarely ever is redundant, but rarely if ever is correct.
- They are rarely in tune and they rarely have good cymbals.
- Do you plan to stay for a few months at a time, for a few years or for the rest of your life?
- This works for whatever amount of text is selected: a few words, a few paragraphs, or several pages of text.
- There can be various reasons to leave from work a few hours early or arrive at office a few hours late in the morning.
- You can usually earn a few hundred dollars doing a home inspection over a few hours.
- Since that time, I have had continual monthly groups, with people staying anywhere from a few months to a few years.
- Very few will ever enjoy this experience, make sure you are one of these very select few.
- The period of sleep may be a few seconds with awakening or a few minutes.
- This training can last for a few days to a few months.
- However, for most FPs it is a few seconds to a few minutes.
- You can leave your luggage for a few hours to a few days.
RARELY vs FEW: QUESTIONS
- What is Never Rarely Sometimes Always on Rotten Tomatoes?
- What is the theme of Never Rarely Sometimes Always?
- Why do you rarely find mathematicians at the beach?
- Why is chrysoprase rarely seen in commercial jewelry?
- What is the Filipino / Tagalog translation of rarely?
- Why are low spin tetrahedral complexes rarely observed?
- Why are sidekick characters rarely used in fiction?
- Why are matriarchs rarely seen outside Asari space?
- Why is kaolinite rarely found in mineral collections?
- Why were masculinities rarely analyzed in Feminist Studies?
- Why are there so few female characters in 'Hamilton'?
- Do children really die every few seconds from hunger?
- What are some examples of few-shot learning applications?
- Can implantation bleeding be more than a few drops?
- Are the Filthy Few involved in criminal activities?
- Why do so few people achieve financial independence?
- Why do very few smartphones allow aperture control?
- Do only few Africans understand what Marxism means?
- What are the first few hexagonal pyramidal numbers?
- Why does Minecraft keep freezing every few seconds?