seldom

Speech parts

1. seldom - Adjective

2. seldom - Adverb

Meaning

Rare; infrequent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rarely hardly scarcely infrequent infrequently sporadically not often hardly ever almost never few just little sometimes rare occasionally
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Antonyms

often common sometimes ever generally always
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Related terms

seld

Phrases with the word

barking dog seldom bites be seldom found be seldom seen evil chance seldom comes alone

Anagrams

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Examples

The cautious seldom err. Confucius

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life. Epicurus

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Benjamin Franklin

A better seldom comes after. German Proverb

Bad birds seldom bring good weather. Icelandic Proverb

Truth seldom finds a home. Belgian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Selden Seldenian Seldeniana seldom or ever seldome seldomly