unfrequent

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US /ʌnˈfriːkwənt/ UK /ʌnˈfriːkwənt/
adj Freq #935738

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    rare or dated: not frequent, common, or often occurring

    Such storms are unfrequent in this sheltered valley.

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Synonyms
1 adj · rare or dated: not... infrequentrareuncommon
Opposites
Word family
Forms unfrequently
Derived forms unfrequency
Related forms seldomoccasionalsporadic

Etymology

Formed in English from the negative prefix un- and frequent. The adjective is now normally replaced by infrequent; a separate rare verb unfrequent used the reversive prefix un- and meant 'to stop frequenting.'

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