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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 [ɪnˈfriːkwənt]
adj
rarely happening or present; only occasional
infrequency , infrequence n
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 He was paying one of his infrequent visits to London.
often, regular, frequent, common, usual, customary, habitual
Translations
infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] ADJ [visit, occurrence] → poco frecuente, infrecuente

infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjpeu fréquent(e)

infrequent
adjselten; at infrequent intervalsin großen Abständen; her mistakes are so infrequentsie macht so selten Fehler

infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjpoco frequente, raro/a
infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adjpoco frequente, raro/a

infrequent
adj infrequent [inˈfriːkwənt]
not frequent His visits grew infrequent. ongereeld نادِر، غير متكرر рядък řídký uregelmæssig spärlich σποραδικός, σπάνιος raro, espaciado harv گهگاه؛ نا مکرر harvinainen rare נִדיר विरल rijedak nem gyakori, ritka jarang fátíður, sjaldgæfur infrequente, raro まれな 드문 retas rets jarang-jarang sekali zeldzaam sjelden, sparsom rzadki raro rar редкий zriedkavý redek redak ovanlig, sällsynt ที่เกิดขึ้นไม่บ่อย seyrek 鮮少的 рідкісний; нечастий گاہ گاہی không thường xuyên
n inˈfrequency
ongereeldheid نُدْرَه، قِلَّة حُدوث рядкост vzácnost (výskytu) uregelmæssighed die Seltenheit σποραδικότητα poca frecuencia, rareza haruldus ندرت وقوع harvinaisuus rareté נְדִירוּת विरलता rijetkost ritkaság kejarangan sjaldgæfni infrequenza, rarità たま 드묾 retumas retums jarang-jarang sekali zeldzaamheid sjeldenhet rzadkość pouca frequência raritate редкость vzácnosť (výskytu) redkost retkost ovanlighet, sällsynthet การเกิดไม่ถี่ seyreklik 鮮少發生 рідкість کبھی کبھار ہونے کی کیفیت tính 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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