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infrequent

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in·fre·quent  (n-frkwnt)
adj.
1. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare: an infrequent guest.
2. Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space: infrequent oases in the desert.

in·frequence, in·frequen·cy n.
in·frequent·ly adv.

infrequent
Adjective
not happening often
infrequently adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"
sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"

infrequent
adjective occasional, rare, uncommon, unusual, sporadic, few and far between, once in a blue moon << OPPOSITE frequent
Translations

infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjinfrecuente
infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjpeu fréquent(e)rare
infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjselten
infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjinfrequente, raro/a

infrequent
adj infrequent [inˈfriːkwənt]
not frequent His visits grew infrequent.ongereeldنادِر، غير متكررрядъкřídkýuregelmæssigspärlichσποραδικός, σπάνιοςraro, espaciadoharvگهگاه؛ نا مکررharvinainenrareנִדירविरलrijedaknem gyakori, ritkajarangfátíður, sjaldgæfurinfrequente, raroまれな드문retasretsjarang-jarang sekalizeldzaamsjelden, sparsomrzadkirarorarредкийzriedkavýredekredakovanlig, sällsyntที่เกิดขึ้นไม่บ่อยseyrek很少的рідкісний; нечастийگاہ گاہیkhông thường xuyên
n inˈfrequency
ongereeldheidنُدْرَه، قِلَّة حُدوثрядкостvzácnost (výskytu)uregelmæssigheddie Seltenheitσποραδικότηταpoca frecuencia, rarezaharuldusندرت وقوعharvinaisuusraretéנְדִירוּתविरलताrijetkostritkaságkejarangansjaldgæfniinfrequenza, raritàたまretumasretumsjarang-jarang sekalizeldzaamheidsjeldenhetrzadkośćpouca frequênciararitateредкостьvzácnosť (výskytu)redkostretkostovanlighet, sällsynthetการเกิดไม่ถี่seyreklik很少發生рідкістьکبھی کبھار ہونے کی کیفیتtính không thường xuyên

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It was a dark summer night, shot through with infrequent shimmers of lightning silently firing a cloud lying low in the west and portending a storm.
He was a famous poet in his day, and the world recognised his genius with a unanimity which the greater complexity of modern life has rendered infrequent.
Here, in the country, with children, and with Darya Alexandrovna, with whom he was in sympathy, Levin was in a mood not infrequent with him, of childlike light-heartedness that she particularly liked in him.
 
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