adverb
seldom
SEL-dum/ˈseldəm/
Not often.
Rain seldom falls in the dry landscape shown across the successive views.
Etymology
Old English seldan already meant “rarely,” so the modern adverb preserves its ancestor’s meaning. Its deeper origins are uncertain.
In context
very special genius that comes rarely in in in any area but it certainly is not going to come through the Fulfillment of a curriculum where in fact you very seldom have to even produce something as an example
More examples
- He seldom misses the morning train.
- We visit that part of town only seldom.
- Her predictions are seldom wrong.
Forms
seldom
Similar words
- rarely
- The usual alternative for happening infrequently.
- infrequently
- Infrequently is more formal but similarly describes low frequency.