infrequentadj.

/ɪnˈfriːkwənt/

Etymology: < Latin infrequent-em, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + frequent-em frequent n. Compare French infréquent (Littré).

Not frequent.

†1. Not much resorted to or practised; little used; unaccustomed, uncommon. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not practised or used > little practised or used

infrequent1531

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxi. sig. Li^v Mater..infrequent or seldome herde of them, that haue nat radde very many autors in greke and latine.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xx. sig. fi^v Frugalite; the acte wherof is at this day..infrequent or out of vse amonge all sortes of men.

†2. Not crowded; thinly peopled, occupied, or filled. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded > not

infrequent1681

1681 Whole Duty of Nations 15 A Neighbourhood, whether it be the more populous of Cities..or the more infrequent of Villages.

a. Not occurring often, happening rarely; recurring at wide intervals of time.

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the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective]

seld1398

seldom1483

rare1565

secular1599

unfrequent1611

straggling1618

infrequent1622

unobvious1643

far-between1743

rarish1772

unwonted1785

sporadic1842

low frequency1946

1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. N.T. iii. 444 It is not so infrequent for a multitude to conspire in euill.

1622 Bp. J. Hall Serm. Thebalds 28 A poore conscionable Christian..cooling his infrequent pleasures with sighs, and sawcing them with teares.

1756 S. Johnson Abridged Dict. Pref. ⁋2 Words of infrequent occurrence.

1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind viii. 56 The treat should be sufficiently infrequent to be a real subject of anticipation.

b. Qualifying an agent-noun: That does something seldom or infrequently.

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the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective] > (of person or agent) that acts infrequently

rarea1500

infrequent1722

episodical1823

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature (1724) i. v. 18 A sparing and infrequent worshiper of the Deity.

1881 World 28 Dec. The rare and infrequent rustic visitor to London.

a. Occurring or met with at wide distances apart; not plentiful; rather few and far between.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > not abundant

scanta1400

thin1508

rare1584

thin-sown1590

scanty1674

infrequenta1682

bare-boned1828

sparse1871

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) i. 81 The Myrtle..no rare or infrequent Plant among them.

1858 Sat. Rev. 20 Nov. 501/2 Globigerina is comparatively infrequent.

1884 Harper's Mag. Aug. 370/1 These windows are small and infrequent.

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b. Zoology and Botany. Of spines, punctures, glands, etc.: Thinly or sparsely planted; distantly placed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	infrequent
释义	infrequentadj. /ɪnˈfriːkwənt/ Etymology: < Latin infrequent-em, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + frequent-em frequent n. Compare French infréquent (Littré). Not frequent. †1. Not much resorted to or practised; little used; unaccustomed, uncommon. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not practised or used > little practised or used infrequent1531 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxi. sig. Li^v Mater..infrequent or seldome herde of them, that haue nat radde very many autors in greke and latine. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xx. sig. fi^v Frugalite; the acte wherof is at this day..infrequent or out of vse amonge all sortes of men. †2. Not crowded; thinly peopled, occupied, or filled. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded > not infrequent1681 1681 Whole Duty of Nations 15 A Neighbourhood, whether it be the more populous of Cities..or the more infrequent of Villages. 3. a. Not occurring often, happening rarely; recurring at wide intervals of time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective] seld1398 seldom1483 rare1565 secular1599 unfrequent1611 straggling1618 infrequent1622 unobvious1643 far-between1743 rarish1772 unwonted1785 sporadic1842 low frequency1946 1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. N.T. iii. 444 It is not so infrequent for a multitude to conspire in euill. 1622 Bp. J. Hall Serm. Thebalds 28 A poore conscionable Christian..cooling his infrequent pleasures with sighs, and sawcing them with teares. 1756 S. Johnson Abridged Dict. Pref. ⁋2 Words of infrequent occurrence. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind viii. 56 The treat should be sufficiently infrequent to be a real subject of anticipation. b. Qualifying an agent-noun: That does something seldom or infrequently. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective] > (of person or agent) that acts infrequently rarea1500 infrequent1722 episodical1823 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature (1724) i. v. 18 A sparing and infrequent worshiper of the Deity. 1881 World 28 Dec. The rare and infrequent rustic visitor to London. 4. a. Occurring or met with at wide distances apart; not plentiful; rather few and far between. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > not abundant scanta1400 thin1508 rare1584 thin-sown1590 scanty1674 infrequenta1682 bare-boned1828 sparse1871 a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) i. 81 The Myrtle..no rare or infrequent Plant among them. 1858 Sat. Rev. 20 Nov. 501/2 Globigerina is comparatively infrequent. 1884 Harper's Mag. Aug. 370/1 These windows are small and infrequent. Categories » b. Zoology and Botany. Of spines, punctures, glands, etc.: Thinly or sparsely planted; distantly placed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1531
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