Infrequent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfɹˈiːkwənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfɹˈiːkwənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfɹˈiːkwənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnfɹˈiːkwənt/.

Examples

infrequent outbursts of temper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

frequent

Parts of Speech

adjective

not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals

“infrequent outbursts of temper”

Word Forms

infrequency

noun

noteworthy scarcity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

selten

nicht häufig; nicht regelmäßig oder in kurzen Abständen auftreten

🇫🇷French

rare

pas fréquent; ne se produit pas régulièrement ou à de courts intervalles

🇪🇸Spanish

infrecuente

no frecuente; no ocurre regularmente o en intervalos cortos

🇮🇹Italian

infrequente

non frequente; non si verificano regolarmente o a brevi intervalli

🇳🇱Dutch

zeldzaam

niet frequent; die niet regelmatig of met korte tussenpozen voorkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco frequente

não é frequente; não ocorrendo regularmente ou em intervalos curtos

🇷🇺Russian

нечастый

не частый; не происходит регулярно или через короткие промежутки времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराला

बार-बार नहीं; नियमित रूप से या थोड़े-थोड़े अंतराल पर नहीं घटित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরল

ঘন ঘন না; নিয়মিত বা স্বল্প বিরতিতে ঘটছে না

🇮🇳Tamil

எப்போதாவது

அடிக்கடி இல்லை; வழக்கமான அல்லது குறுகிய இடைவெளியில் நிகழவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుదుగా

తరచుగా కాదు; క్రమం తప్పకుండా లేదా తక్కువ వ్యవధిలో జరగదు

🇮🇳Marathi

क्वचित

वारंवार नाही; नियमितपणे किंवा कमी अंतराने होत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગ્યે જ

વારંવાર નથી; નિયમિતપણે અથવા ટૂંકા અંતરાલમાં થતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರಳ

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲ; ನಿಯಮಿತವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപൂർവ്വം

ഇടയ്ക്കിടെ അല്ല; പതിവായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെറിയ ഇടവേളകളിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ

ਅਕਸਰ ਨਹੀਂ; ਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਰਾਲਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کبھی کبھار

اکثر نہیں؛ باقاعدگی سے یا مختصر وقفوں پر نہیں ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不常见的

不频繁；不定期或短时间间隔发生

🇯🇵Japanese

まれな

頻繁ではありません。定期的または短い間隔で発生しない

🇰🇷Korean

드문

자주는 아니고; 정기적으로 또는 짧은 간격으로 발생하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thường xuyên

không thường xuyên; không xảy ra thường xuyên hoặc trong khoảng thời gian ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่บ่อยนัก

ไม่บ่อย; ไม่ได้เกิดขึ้นเป็นประจำหรือในช่วงเวลาสั้นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jarang

tidak sering; tidak terjadi secara teratur atau dalam jangka waktu pendek

🇵🇭Filipino

madalang

hindi madalas; hindi nangyayari nang regular o sa maikling pagitan

🇲🇾Malay

jarang

tidak kerap; tidak berlaku secara teratur atau pada selang masa yang singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نادر

غير متكررة؛ لا تحدث بانتظام أو على فترات قصيرة

🇮🇷Persian

نادر

مکرر نیست؛ به طور منظم یا در فواصل کوتاه اتفاق نمی افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

seyrek

sık değil; düzenli veya kısa aralıklarla meydana gelmiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָדִיר

לא תכופים; אינו מתרחש באופן קבוע או במרווחי זמן קצרים

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The primary meaning of 'infrequent' is 'not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals'.

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