Difference between Rarity and Infrequency

What is the difference between Rarity and Infrequency?

Rarity as a noun is a rare object. while Infrequency as a noun is the characteristic of being infrequent; rarity; irregularity; scarcity.

Rarity

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rare object. A measure of the scarcity of an object.

Example sentence: When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to allocate 15 telephone lines as a favor to those they deemed worthy. If you were lucky enough to be a wealthy businessman or an influential journalist, or a doctor or something, you might have a telephone.

Infrequency

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The characteristic of being infrequent; rarity; irregularity; scarcity.

We hope you now know whether to use Rarity or Infrequency in your sentence.

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