seldomness

Variant of seldom

seldom definition

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

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