The difference between Garden variety and Rare
When used as adjectives, garden variety means ordinary, common, or unexceptional, whereas rare means very uncommon.
Rare is also verb with the meaning: to rear, rise up, start backwards.
check bellow for the other definitions of Garden variety and Rare
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Garden variety as an adjective (idiomatic):
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
Examples:
"I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids."
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Rare as an adjective:
Very uncommon; scarce.
Examples:
"Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable."
"synonyms: scarce selcouth seld seldsome selly geason uncommon"
"ant common frequent"
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Rare as an adjective (of a gas):
Thin; of low density.
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Rare as an adjective (cooking, particularly meats):
Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
Examples:
"ant well done"
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Rare as a verb (US, intransitive):
To rear, rise up, start backwards.
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Rare as a verb (US, transitive):
To rear, bring up, raise.
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Rare as an adjective (obsolete):
early