Meaning & use
seldom
Not often; used to describe something that rarely happens or occurs.
See it in a sentence
He seldom eats breakfast before heading out the door for work.
They seldom argue, even after twenty years of marriage together.
A note on using this word
Seldom has a slightly formal or literary tone compared to the more common 'rarely' or 'hardly ever.'
Words with a similar meaning
rarelyinfrequently
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Words with an opposite meaning
oftenfrequently
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