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- [sel-duh m]
- /ˈsɛl dəm/
- /ˈsel.dəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sel-duh m]
- /ˈsɛl dəm/
Definitions of seldom word
- adverb seldom on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore. 2
- adjective seldom rare; infrequent. 1
- adverb seldom rarely 1
- adverb seldom If something seldom happens, it happens only occasionally. 0
- adverb seldom not often; rarely 0
- adverb seldom not often; rarely; infrequently 0
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Origin of seldom
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English seldum, variant of seldan; cognate with German selten, Gothic silda-
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seldom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seldom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seldom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seldom
adv seldom
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- by a hair — by a very slight margin, only just
- by no means — on no account; in no way
- faintly — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
adj seldom
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- fits and starts — (Idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
adverb seldom
- detectably — In a way that can be detected.
- occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
adjective seldom
- occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
Antonyms for seldom
adj seldom
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
adv seldom
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- broadly — You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
adverb seldom
- oft — often.
- often — many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
- oftentimes — often.
- ofttimes — often.
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See also
Matching words
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