seldom

Meanings

• adjective

  Rare or infrequent; not often.

  - "Seldom do I eat junk food."
  - "He seldom attends the gym."

• adverb

  Hardly ever; on few occasions.

  - "The old man seldom speaks."
  - "Seldom have I seen such beauty."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈsɛldəm/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

frequently , often

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Synonyms

geason , uncommon , barely , hardly , infrequently , rarely , scarcely , seldomly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with seldom
helms , films , limbs

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Variants

List of all variants of seldom that leads to same result
seldom , rarely ever , rarely/seldom ever , seldom ever , rarely if ever , rarely/seldom if ever , seldom if ever

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English seldan, from sealdan, comparative of sel, alone; akin to Old Norse seldr, selva, selv, alone, only, self.

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Trivia

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1. The word seldom contains the letters e, l, d, o, m, and n.

2. The longest word in the English language that can be formed using the letters in the word seldom is 'smoldering'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Infrequent: Seldom is a synonym for infrequent, meaning something that occurs rarely or not often.

2. Rare: Seldom is also related to the term rare, which means uncommon or not frequently occurring.

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Quotes

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1. Employers also say that foreign-born workers tend to work harder, be more reliable, and complain less than the natives they can hire at the same wage. This is not surprising. Unskilled immigrants have "seldom" finished secondary school, but they have overcome all kinds of obstacles both to get here and to stay here.

   - Christopher Jencks,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},27 Sept. 2007

2. Kangaroo rats belong to a North American family of rodents well known for living in arid habitats, where they forage almost exclusively for seeds. They "seldom" have access to drinking water, but instead get most of their moisture from digesting the seeds.

   - Michael A. Mares,{it}Natural History{/it},November 2003

3. "The pervasive theme is rebellion." Laurel Thatcher Ulrich begins her new book, "Well-Behaved Women "Seldom" Make History," struggling to explain—understand—the appeal of an aside she made in the spring 1976 issue of an academic journal, a comment that has become a popular slogan printed on T-shirts and coffee mugs and bumper stickers, usually without her permission and often without attribution.

   - Kathryn Harrison,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},30 Sept. 2007

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Culture

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Seldom has been used extensively in literature to convey a sense of rarity or infrequency. For example, in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Huck Finn says, 'I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before.', indicating that he dislikes the infrequent visits to his Aunt's house and the subsequent civilizing influence.

How to Memorize "seldom"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a rare gem that is seldom found, or picture a deserted island that is seldom visited to help remember the meaning of seldom.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word seldom with the word 'infrequent' or 'rare' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Seldom starts with S, and it means something is rarely seen' to help memorize the meaning of seldom.

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