infrequent

[ in-free-kwuhnt ]

/ ɪnˈfri kwənt /

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adjective

happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.

not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor.

not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for advancement.

far apart in space.

Nearby words

infratemporal crest, infratemporal fossa, infratrochlear nerve, infraversion, infrequency, infrequent, infringe, infringement, infula, infulae, infundibular

Origin of infrequent

First recorded in 1525–35, infrequent is from the Latin word infrequent- (stem of infrequēns). See in-³, frequent

SYNONYMS FOR infrequent

1, 3 scarce, rare, uncommon.

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Related forms

in·fre·quent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for infrequent

My period is light and infrequent, no cramps, no weight gain, no pregnancy, no problem.
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Her appearances are infrequent enough so that they soon become the most exciting part of the game.
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I make an exception for waffle irons and similar things that do an important, but infrequent job.
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But I give him stuff anyway, because his requests of me are so polite and infrequent and reasonable I have a hard time saying no.
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It is the season of verdure and growth, and frosts are both slight and infrequent in the latitude of San Francisco.
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There were fewer cable-cars passing the door, and the trains on the elevated road in the avenue were now infrequent.
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It would seem that the use of English packaged remedies in America was most infrequent before 1700.
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The battles in her territory were few, and even the city feuds and inevitable executions were comparatively mild and infrequent.
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Meanwhile an occasional train and not infrequent lines of telegraph poles don't add to the poetry of the scene.
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British Dictionary definitions for infrequent

infrequent

/ (ɪnˈfriːkwənt) /

adjective

rarely happening or present; only occasional

Derived Forms

infrequency or infrequence, nouninfrequently, adverb

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