not+seldom
1Seldom — Sel dom (s[e^]l d[u^]m), adv. [Usually, Compar. {More seldom} (m[=o]r s[e^]l d[u^]m); superl. {Most seldom} (m[=o]st s[e^]l d[u^]m); but sometimes also, {Seldomer} (s[e^]l d[u^]m*[ e]r), {Seldomest}.] [AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare;… …
2Seldom Disappointed — Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir is the 2001 autobiography of author Tony Hillerman. The title reflects the attitude that he learned as a child living on a farm in Oklahoma; if one learns not to have unrealistic explanations, one will often be… …
3seldom — [adv] infrequently a few times, every now and then, from time to time, hardly, hardly ever, in a few cases, inhabitually, irregularly, little, not often, not very often, occasionally, on and off, once in a blue moon*, once in a while, rarely,… …
4seldom — ► ADVERB ▪ not often. ► ADJECTIVE dated ▪ infrequent. ORIGIN Old English …
5seldom — [sel′dəm] adv. [ME selden < OE seldan, strange, rare, akin to Ger selten < Gmc base * selda < ? IE * selo : see SELF] not often; rarely; infrequently adj. rare; infrequent seldomness n …
6seldom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. rarely, not often, infrequently. See rarity. Ant., often, frequently. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rarely, unusually, in a few cases, a few times, at times, seldom seen, on divers occasions,… …
7seldom — rarely, seldom It is acceptable to say rarely if ever or seldom if ever but not (except informally) rarely ever or seldom ever: We rarely if ever go out / ☒ We rarely ever go out. In the second example, hardly ever or scarcely ever could be… …
8seldom — Synonyms and related words: abnormally, at infrequent intervals, few, hardly, hardly ever, incredibly, infrequently, irregularly, little, not often, occasional, occasionally, rare, rarely, scarce, scarcely, scarcely ever, seldom if ever, sparsely …
9seldom — sel|dom [ seldəm ] adverb ** not often. A more usual word is rarely: We seldom see each other anymore. Seldom are the designs reproduced exactly as illustrated …
10seldom */*/ — UK [ˈseldəm] / US adverb not often We seldom see each other any more. Seldom are the designs reproduced exactly as illustrated …
