adv not often. Antonym often (NOTE: The word order when seldom is at the beginning of a phrase iəː you seldom hear or seldom do you hear.)
sel´dom
(-dum), adv. [Usually, Compar. More seldom (mor´); superl. Most seldom (most´); but sometimes also Seldomer (-er), Seldomest.] [AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw. sällan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.] Rarely; not often; not frequently. “Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one.” Hooker.
Meaning of “seldom” in English language – adv not often. Antonym often (NOTE: The...
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