unfrequent

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adjective

Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

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Meanings

unfrequent1

adjectiveunfrequent (comparative more unfrequent, superlative most unfrequent)

comparative more unfrequent · superlative most unfrequent

  1. archaicNot frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

    It was no unfrequent event, however, for vessels to be lost.

    1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
    1 more example

    He was labouring under a pleurisy, which is not unfrequent in the mountainous region, at this season.

    1827, George Tucker, A Voyage to the Moon

    Synonyms: rare, scarce, uncommon

unfrequent2

verbunfrequent (third-person singular simple present unfrequents, present participle unfrequenting, simple past and past participle unfrequented)

present singular third person unfrequents · participle present unfrequenting · participle past unfrequented · past unfrequented

  1. transitiveTo stop frequenting; cease to frequent.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

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rarescarceuncommon
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infrequentrareseldom

Origin

unfrequent · adjective

From un- (not) + frequent.

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unfrequent · verb

From un- (reversive prefix) + frequent.

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Cite this entry
APA

unfrequent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfrequent

MLA

“unfrequent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfrequent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfrequent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfrequent.

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