Meanings
comparative more infrequent · superlative most infrequent
- Not frequent; not happening frequently.
Such was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and Hornsey, Colney Hatch & Southgate, Barnet, and Potters Bar were the only intermediate stations on the 17¾ miles between London and Hatfield.
1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 650-651Synonyms: scarce, uncommon, unfrequent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot frequent; not happening frequently.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishfrequent
- Englishinfrequent
Translations
Bulgarian рядък
- рядък (rjadăk)Not frequent; not happening frequently
Catalan infreqüent
- infreqüentNot frequent; not happening frequently
Czech vzácný, neobvyklý
- vzácnýNot frequent; not happening frequently
- neobvyklýNot frequent; not happening frequently
- řídkýNot frequent; not happening frequently
Esperanto malofta
- maloftaNot frequent; not happening frequently
Finnish harvinainen, harva
- harvinainenNot frequent; not happening frequently
- harvaNot frequent; not happening frequently
German selten
- seltenNot frequent; not happening frequently
Hindi विरल
- विरल (viral)Not frequent; not happening frequently
Irish ainmhinic
- ainmhinicNot frequent; not happening frequently
Italian infrequente, raro
- infrequenteNot frequent; not happening frequently
- raroNot frequent; not happening frequently
Norwegian Bokmål sjelden
- sjeldenNot frequent; not happening frequently
Russian неча́стый
- неча́стый (nečástyj)Not frequent; not happening frequently
Spanish infrecuente, poco frecuente
- infrecuenteNot frequent; not happening frequently
- poco frecuenteNot frequent; not happening frequently
- nada frecuenteNot frequent; not happening frequently
Cite this entry
infrequent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrequent
“infrequent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrequent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infrequent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrequent.
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