infrequent Definition
in·fre·quent (in frē′kwənt)
adjective
not frequent; happening seldom or at long intervals; rare; uncommon
Etymology: L infrequens
infrequent Related Forms
in·fre′·quency noun or in·fre′·quence
in·fre′·quently adverb
infrequent Synonyms
infrequent Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- occurrence: This is outside the control of the Central Office of Information, but should be an infrequent occurrence.
- seizure: The technique is of limited use in a patient who has infrequent seizures.
- interval: He attends District Council meetings, held at infrequent intervals.
- visitor: GROUP ' C ' Are you ( 1 ) An infrequent visitor to Mendip?
- traveler: Incentive prizes of free travel cards will encourage frequent travelers to participate more than infrequent travelers.
- occasion: Special Occasions Only Proof sets continued to be issued, on very special and infrequent occasions, from 1826 to 1953.
Modifying Another Word
- relatively: Latin America is a relatively infrequent destination for British travelers.
- fairly: Here formations are fairly infrequent, apart from large stal flows cascading down from the old upper series passages.
- too: The problem of asking for the same result several times comes up not too infrequent in calculations.
- rather: In 2006 this was still in ( rather infrequent ) use.
- very: Mr E's seizures appear to have been very infrequent.
- so: But it's so infrequent that you get a real gem.
Infinitive complement
avoid: Ensure that vertical and horizontal scales are numbered at intervals sufficiently infrequent to avoid cluttering and sufficiently often to avoid confusion.
Used with adjective complement
become: Times change and work changes so my visits became infrequent.
Preposition: in
area: There has been the odd sighting of whale sharks but sightings of pelagic are infrequent in this area.
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