unfrequentadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfrequent.

a. = infrequent adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

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

seld1398

seldom1483

rare1565

secular1599

unfrequent1611

straggling1618

infrequent1622

unobvious1643

far-between1743

rarish1772

unwonted1785

sporadic1842

low frequency1946

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Infrequente, vnfrequent, seld, not frequent.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 472. ⁋1 This Misfortune is so very great and unfrequent, that one would think, an Establishment for all the Poor under it might be easily accomplished.

1796 S. T. Coleridge Songs of Pixies iii, in Poems Var. Subj. 20 Beneath whose foliage pale Fann'd by the unfrequent gale We shield us from the Tyrants' mid-day rage.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 246 In those unfrequent frosts which destroy all vegetation.

1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life v. 63 The blond, unfrequent beauty of the German aliens.

b. With preceding negative.

ΚΠ

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiii. sig. Q3^v As Deliriums and Phrensies are not unfrequent in Feavers.

1749 J. Mason Ess. Power of Numbers & Princ. Harmony 57 This is a peculiar close, but not unfrequent in Milton.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert vii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 220 A personage not so unfrequent in the streets of Constantinople as to excite any particular notice.

1871 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. (ed. 7) 200 There is, however, a not unfrequent case, in which the purpose of the borrower is different.

†2. = infrequent adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [adjective] > unfrequented

solitaryc1374

solein1390

insolentc1420

dern1488

uncoutha1542

unvisited1548

unhaunted1568

wasteful1573

unfrequented1594

untraded1596

sole1598

frequentlessa1607

unfrequenting1609

unrepaired to1615

unfrequent1618

lonely1645

lonesome1647

infrequented1675

lone1712

lonelyish1900

1618 S. Rowlands Sacred Memorie 24 This place is solitary, vnfrequent; We are belated.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

unfrequentv.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 7a or un- prefix² 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unfreˈquent.

transitive. To refrain or cease from frequenting.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > render unsociable [verb (transitive)] > withdraw from association with

unfrequent1598

to draw away1977

the world > space > place > absence > be absent from [verb (transitive)] > absent oneself from > fail to attend

unfrequent1708

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disconuersare, to vnfrequent, not to conuerse together.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sconuersare, to disaccompanie, to vnfrequent.

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 404 Glad to shun his hostile Gripe, They quit their Thefts, and unfrequent the Fields.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	unfrequent
释义	unfrequentadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfrequent. 1. a. = infrequent adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective] seld1398 seldom1483 rare1565 secular1599 unfrequent1611 straggling1618 infrequent1622 unobvious1643 far-between1743 rarish1772 unwonted1785 sporadic1842 low frequency1946 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Infrequente, vnfrequent, seld, not frequent. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 472. ⁋1 This Misfortune is so very great and unfrequent, that one would think, an Establishment for all the Poor under it might be easily accomplished. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Songs of Pixies iii, in Poems Var. Subj. 20 Beneath whose foliage pale Fann'd by the unfrequent gale We shield us from the Tyrants' mid-day rage. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 246 In those unfrequent frosts which destroy all vegetation. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life v. 63 The blond, unfrequent beauty of the German aliens. b. With preceding negative. ΚΠ 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiii. sig. Q3^v As Deliriums and Phrensies are not unfrequent in Feavers. 1749 J. Mason Ess. Power of Numbers & Princ. Harmony 57 This is a peculiar close, but not unfrequent in Milton. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert vii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 220 A personage not so unfrequent in the streets of Constantinople as to excite any particular notice. 1871 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. (ed. 7) 200 There is, however, a not unfrequent case, in which the purpose of the borrower is different. †2. = infrequent adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [adjective] > unfrequented solitaryc1374 solein1390 insolentc1420 dern1488 uncoutha1542 unvisited1548 unhaunted1568 wasteful1573 unfrequented1594 untraded1596 sole1598 frequentlessa1607 unfrequenting1609 unrepaired to1615 unfrequent1618 lonely1645 lonesome1647 infrequented1675 lone1712 lonelyish1900 1618 S. Rowlands Sacred Memorie 24 This place is solitary, vnfrequent; We are belated. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2022). unfrequentv. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 7a or un- prefix² 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unfreˈquent. transitive. To refrain or cease from frequenting. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > render unsociable [verb (transitive)] > withdraw from association with unfrequent1598 to draw away1977 the world > space > place > absence > be absent from [verb (transitive)] > absent oneself from > fail to attend unfrequent1708 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disconuersare, to vnfrequent, not to conuerse together. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sconuersare, to disaccompanie, to vnfrequent. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 404 Glad to shun his hostile Gripe, They quit their Thefts, and unfrequent the Fields. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1611v.1598
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