Seldom

/ˈsɛldəm/ · adverb

Meaning

Infrequently, rarely..

Definitions by Sense

1. Infrequently, rarely.
2. (archaic) Rare; infrequent.

Example Sentences

They seldom come here now.

I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.

But one thing I was perfectly certain about. Reality or nightmare, I needed a drink as I had seldom needed one before.

No well-meaning friends sayin' bad things / No friends' telephone that only seldom rings / No lingering doubts that try to bring me down / Can turn my love around or make me give up, darling

I'll miss the sea. But a person needs new experiences. They draw something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?

Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.

a suppressed and seldom anger

Synonyms for seldom

Antonyms for seldom

Related Words

Word Forms

• more seldom
• seldomer
• most seldom
• seldomest
• seldome

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