Seldom Definition

sĕldəm
adverb
Not often; rarely; infrequently.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
adjective
seldomer, seldomest
Rare; infrequent.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Seldom

Adjective

Base Form:
seldom
Comparative:
seldomer
Superlative:
seldomest

Origin of Seldom

  • Middle English from Old English seldum alteration of seldan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English seldan.

    From Wiktionary

Seldom Sentence Examples

  • The same people seldom show up twice.

  • He seldom offered an opinion, much less began a conversation.

  • Lisa had no trouble understanding why she seldom had company.

  • Her manuscripts seldom contain typographical errors when she hands them to Miss Sullivan to read.

  • I beg to differ, but I am seldom consulted when such decisions are made.

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Words Starting With

SSESEL

Words Ending With

MOMDOM

Unscrambles

seldom

Words Starting With S and Ending With M

Starts With S & Ends With MStarts With SE & Ends With MStarts With S & Ends With OM

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With M