seldom

sel·dom (sel′dəm)

adverb

not often; rarely; infrequently

Etymology: ME selden < OE seldan, strange, rare, akin to Ger selten < Gmc base *selda- < ? IE *selo-: see self

adjective

rare; infrequent

sel′·dom·ness noun

modif.

rarely, unusually, in a few cases, a few times, at times, seldom seen, on divers occasions, sporadically, irregularly, inhabitually, whimsically, sometimes, when occasion permits, from time to time, infrequently, not often, not very often, occasionally, uncommonly, scarcely, hardly, hardly ever, scarcely ever, when the spirit moves, on and off, once in a while, once in a blue moon, once in a lifetime, every now and then, in a coon's age*, not in a month of Sundays*, once in a blue moon*.

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