noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of being infrequent. uncountable, usually

   "the infrequency of her visits"

2. 2
   noteworthy scarcity wordnet
3. 3
   The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion. uncountable, usually

   "[…]it was the solitude and infrequency of the place that brought the dragon thither"

Synonyms

All synonyms

rarenessrarityrarityuncommonnesschinchinesschintziness

Example

More examples

"Because of the infrequency of the services, signals are not considered necessary, but stations are linked by telephone."

Etymology

From Latin infrequentia (“scantiness”), equivalent to in- + frequency or infrequent + -cy.

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