infrequently

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈfrikwəntli/ UK /ɪnˈfriːkwəntli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
not often; rarely

He visits the old house only infrequently now.

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Synonyms

1 adv · not often; rarely rarely seldom occasionally sporadically scarcely

Opposites

frequently often regularly habitually

Word family

Related forms infrequent frequent frequency

Etymology

From infrequent + -ly, from Latin infrequens ('not crowded, rare'), from in- ('not') + frequens ('crowded, repeated').

infrequens Latin frequens Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# infrequently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈfrikwəntli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfriːkwəntli/

## Meanings
1. not often; rarely

## Examples
- He visits the old house only infrequently now.

## Synonyms
- rarely
- seldom
- occasionally
- sporadically
- scarcely

## Antonyms
- frequently
- often
- regularly
- habitually

## Related Forms
- infrequent
- frequent
- frequency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: infrequens
- Root: frequens

## Etymology
From infrequent + -ly, from Latin infrequens ('not crowded, rare'), from in- ('not') + frequens ('crowded, repeated').

## AI Etymology
Infrequently comes from infrequent + -ly, from Latin infrequens ('not crowded, rare'), from in- ('not') + frequens ('crowded, repeated'). The etymological trail includes Latin infrequens and Latin frequens. As an adverb, infrequently means not often; rarely. The same family is visible in related forms such as infrequent, frequent, and frequency. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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