Infrequent
Occurring or done rarely; not frequent.
adjectiveInfrequent
Occurring or done rarely; not frequent.
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Imagine This
Imagine a town where a big festival happens only once every few years. People save up, plan months in advance, and the event feels special precisely because it is infrequent.
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Sounds Like
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Looks Like
Resembles the word 'frequent' with the negating prefix in-
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Remember This
The prefix in- often means 'not' or 'opposite of'; infrequent is the opposite of frequent.
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Other Forms
infrequentlyadverb
infrequencynoun
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Connect With
rare, seldom, sporadic, occasional, irregular, intermittent, uncommon
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Note
Use infrequent to describe events or occurrences that do not happen often. The adverb form is infrequently; the noun form is infrequency.