infrequency

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infrequency

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

noun infrequencies · infrequence

  1. uncountable, usually The characteristic of being infrequent. the infrequency of her visits

    Similar: rarity, irregularity, scarcity, infrequency, rareness, seldomness, uncommonness

  2. uncountable, usually The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion. […]it was the solitude and infrequency of the place that brought the dragon thither

Similar: uncommonness

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@misc{infrequency_2026,
  title = {infrequency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infrequency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}