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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

infrequent en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English frequent English infrequent From in- + frequent.

Meanings

  1. Not frequent; not happening frequently.
    • Such was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and Hornsey, Colney Hatch & Southgate, Barnet, and Potters Bar were the only intermediate stations on the 17¾ miles between London and Hatfield. 1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 650-651:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more infrequent Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most infrequent Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

infrequently · infrequency

Synonyms

scarce · uncommon · unfrequent

Translations (19)

es infrecuente (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · nn sjeldan (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · es nada frecuente (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · ca infreqüent (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · ga ainmhinic (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · cs řídký (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · eo malofta (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · cs vzácný (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · cs neobvyklý (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · de selten (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · hi विरल (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · it infrequente (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · fi harvinainen (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · it raro (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · fi harva (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · bg рядък (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · ru неча́стый (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · nb sjelden (Not frequent; not happening frequently) · es poco frecuente (Not frequent; not happening frequently)