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infrequency

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from frequentia
  2. formed as infrequency — “in- + frequency”

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being infrequent.

    • the infrequency of her visits
    • Because of the infrequency of the services, signals are not considered necessary, but stations are linked by telephone.

  2. The state of being unfrequented

    The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.

    • […]it was the solitude and infrequency of the place that brought the dragon thither

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA