Seldom

/ˈsɛl.dəm/

Meaning & Definition

adverb

Not often; rarely.

She seldom goes out to eat.

Occurring infrequently.

It seldom rains in the desert.

Used to indicate that something happens very infrequently.

He is a seldom-seen friend.

Indicating a low frequency of occurrence.

They seldom watch television at night.

A term used to emphasize rarity.

Such an event is seldom experienced.

Old English seldan, from seld, meaning 'rare'.

seldom seen

Something that is rarely observed.

seldom heard

Something that is rarely listened to.

seldom if ever

Hardly or almost never.

seldomness

The state or quality of being seldom.

seldomly

In a seldom manner.

Never

I seldom, if ever, get to relax on weekends.