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infrequent

in·fre·quent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-free-kwuh nt]
    • /ɪnˈfri kwənt/
    • /ɪnˈfriː.kwənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-free-kwuh nt]
    • /ɪnˈfri kwənt/

Definitions of infrequent word

  • adjective infrequent happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits. 1
  • adjective infrequent not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor. 1
  • adjective infrequent not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for advancement. 1
  • adjective infrequent far apart in space. 1
  • noun infrequent Not occurring often; rare. 1
  • adjective infrequent not happening frequently 1

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Origin of infrequent

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, infrequent is from the Latin word infrequent- (stem of infrequēns). See in-3, frequent

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Parts of speech for Infrequent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

infrequent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for infrequent

adj infrequent

  • rare — Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne
  • meager — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
  • uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
  • occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
  • sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.

adjective infrequent

  • intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
  • irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
  • fitful — coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
  • exceptional — Unusual; not typical.

Antonyms for infrequent

adj infrequent

  • frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
  • usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
  • full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.

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