infrequency
infrequency noun: the characteristic of being infrequent.
Noun
infrequency (usually uncountable, plural infrequencies)
- 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.1957 December, J. G. Alderson, “By Rail Through the Andes in Ecuador”, in Railway Magazine, page 837
- Synonyms:
- rarity, irregularity, scarcity, rareness, seldomness, uncommonness
- The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.
- […]it was the solitude and infrequency of the place that brought the dragon thither1657, Philemon, transl. Holland, The Philosophie, Commonly Called, the Morals, translation of Moralia by Plutarch
infrequency meaning in Tamil and Urdu
infrequency in Tamil
- அடிக்கடி நிகழாமை, அரிதாக நிகழ்தல்
infrequency in Urdu
- کمیابی, ندرت, قلت
Synonyms of infrequency
Forms of infrequency
| plural | infrequencies |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | infrequence |
Origin of infrequency
From Latin infrequentia (“scantiness”), equivalent to in- + frequency or infrequent + -cy.
Questions about infrequency
- What does infrequency mean?
- Infrequency means the characteristic of being infrequent.
- What is infrequency in Tamil?
- Infrequency in Tamil is அடிக்கடி நிகழாமை, அரிதாக நிகழ்தல். See Infrequency meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is infrequency?
- Infrequency is a noun.
- What is the plural of infrequency?
- The plural of infrequency is infrequencies.
Words near infrequency in the dictionary
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