Definitions for seldomˈsɛl dəm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sel•domˈsɛl dəm(adv.)
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently.
(adj.)rare; infrequent.
Origin of seldom:
bef. 900; ME; OE seldum, var. of seldan, c. OFris sielden, OHG seltan, ON sjaldan
Princeton's WordNet
rarely, seldom(adverb)
not often
"we rarely met"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
seldom(adverb)ˈsɛl dəm
rarely
I seldom go out during the week.
Wiktionary
seldom(Adverb)
infrequently, rarely.
They seldom come here now.
seldom(Adjective)
rare; infrequent
A suppressed and seldom anger. uE000149822uE001 Jeremy Taylor.
Webster Dictionary
Seldom(adj)
rare; infrequent
Translations for seldom
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- min, seldeAfrikaans
- نادِراArabic
- рядкоBulgarian
- raramentePortuguese (BR)
- zřídkaCzech
- seltenGerman
- sjældentDanish
- σπάνιαGreek
- rara vezSpanish
- harvaEstonian
- به ندرتFarsi
- harvoinFinnish
- rarementFrench
- לְעִתיִם נְדִירוֹתHebrew
- विरले ही, कभी कभार, यदाकदा, जब तबHindi
- rijetko, malokadCroatian
- ritkánHungarian
- jarangIndonesian
- sjaldanIcelandic
- raramenteItalian
- めったに～しないJapanese
- 좀처럼 (~) 않다Korean
- retaiLithuanian
- retiLatvian
- jarang-jarangMalay
- zeldenDutch
- sjelden(t)Norwegian
- rzadkoPolish
- به ندرتPersian
- ډير لږ، يو نيم وار، كوم وار، كله كله، ندرتاPashto
- raramentePortuguese
- rar(eori)Romanian
- редкоRussian
- zriedkavoSlovak
- redkokdajSlovenian
- retkoSerbian
- sällanSwedish
- นาน ๆ ครั้ง; ไม่บ่อยThai
- nadirenTurkish
- 很少，不常Chinese (Trad.)
- рідкоUkrainian
- کبھی کبھارUrdu
- hiếm khiVietnamese
- 很少Chinese (Simp.)
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