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View synonyms for seldom

seldom

[ sel-duhm ]

adverb

  1. on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:

    We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.



adjective

  1. rare; infrequent.

seldom

/ ˈsɛldəm /

adverb

  1. not often; rarely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • seldom·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seldom1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English seldum, variant of seldan; cognate with German selten, Gothic silda-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seldom1

Old English seldon; related to Old Norse sjāldan, Old High German seltan
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Example Sentences

He avoids the media, and seldom gives interviews.

While his talent has seldom been called into question, Dembele has, virtually overnight, managed to erase the erratic decision-making, which plagued the first decade of his career.

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While Ukraine has seldom been far from the headlines in the past three years, events have moved very quickly in the past few days.

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She added that women were seldom believed and did not have proper mechanisms to even report such incidents, which contributed to this culture of silence.

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Scotland, like France, moved the ball with dexterity and speed that England aspire to, but seldom achieve.

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