"infrequent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more infrequent [comparative], most infrequent [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + frequent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|frequent}} in- + frequent Head templates: {{en-adj}} infrequent (comparative more infrequent, superlative most infrequent)
  1. Not frequent; not happening frequently. Synonyms: scarce, uncommon, unfrequent, rare Derived forms: infrequency, infrequently Translations (Not frequent; not happening frequently): рядък (rjadǎk) (Bulgarian), infreqüent (Catalan), vzácný [masculine] (Czech), neobvyklý [masculine] (Czech), řídký [masculine] (Czech), malofta (Esperanto), harvinainen (Finnish), harva (Finnish), selten (German), ainmhinic (Irish), infrequente (Italian), raro (Italian), sjelden (Norwegian Bokmål), sjeldan (Norwegian Nynorsk), неча́стый (nečástyj) [masculine] (Russian), infrecuente (Spanish)
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