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I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
Aldrich Ames

Meaning of "seldom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELDOM

Old English seldon; related to Old Norse sjāldan, Old High German seltan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SELDOM

seldom  [ˈsɛldəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELDOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seldom is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SELDOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of seldom in the English dictionary

The definition of seldom in the dictionary is not often; rarely.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELDOM


babeldom
ˈbeɪbəldəm
beldam
ˈbɛldəm
beldame
ˈbɛldəm
coupledom
ˈkʌpəldəm
crippledom
ˈkrɪp əldəm
devildom
ˈdɛv əldəm
earldom
ˈɜːldəm
enthraldom
ɪnˈθrɔːldəm
hoteldom
həʊˈtɛldəm
noodledom
ˈnuːdəldəm
noveldom
ˈnɒvəldəm
officialdom
əˈfɪʃəldəm
Oldham
ˈəʊldəm
puzzledom
ˈpʌzəldəm
rebeldom
ˈrɛbəldəm
singledom
ˈsɪŋɡəldəm
swelldom
ˈswɛldəm
thraldom
ˈθrɔːldəm
thralldom
ˈθrɔːldəm
unseldom
ʌnˈsɛldəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELDOM

selachian
seladang
selaginella
selah
selamlik
Selangor
Selby
selcouth
seld
Selden
seldomly
seldomness
seldseen
seldshown
sele
select
select committee
selecta
selectable
selectee

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELDOM

animal kingdom
at random
boredom
condom
cuckoldom
dolldom
dom
fandom
freedom
jarldom
kingdom
martyrdom
Old Kingdom
Radom
random
rascaldom
Sodom
stardom
United Kingdom
wisdom

Synonyms and antonyms of seldom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELDOM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «seldom» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of seldom

Translation of «seldom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELDOM

Find out the translation of seldom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seldom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seldom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

很少
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rara vez
570 millions of speakers

English

seldom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शायद ही कभी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نادِراً ما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

редко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raramente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কদাপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rarement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jarang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

selten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

めったに・・・しない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드물게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jarang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiếm khi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எப்போதாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वचितच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nadiren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raramente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzadko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рідко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rareori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπάνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sällan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjelden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seldom

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELDOM»

The term «seldom» is very widely used and occupies the 19.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELDOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «seldom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «seldom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seldom

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELDOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word seldom.
1
Mustafa Akyol
What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism.
2
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.
3
Aldrich Ames
I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
4
Richard Artschwager
I would wake up at night and think, 'What the hell have I gotten myself into? You don't want to do that!' But you gotta do something, and with art, there's freedom - which is actually very seldom practiced by artists.
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Margot Asquith
Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.
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Ludwig Bemelmans
The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection.
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George Berkeley
A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to itself.
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Isaiah Berlin
Injustice, poverty, slavery, ignorance - these may be cured by reform or revolution. But men do not live only by fighting evils. They live by positive goals, individual and collective, a vast variety of them, seldom predictable, at times incompatible.
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Jack Buck
The biggest kick I get is to communicate with those who are exiled from the game - in hospitals, homes, prisons - those who have seldom seen a game, who can't travel to a game, those who are blind.
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Zola Budd
Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELDOM»

Discover the use of seldom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seldom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Seldom: A Memoir
The author recreates the lives of her mother's family in Seldom, a tiny village in a remote area of Newfoundland, populated by proud people accustomed to hardship, where one family's secrets profoundly affected all their lives.
Dawn Rae Downton, 2002
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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
And she concludes by showing how the 1970s activists who created "second-wave feminism" also created a renaissance in the study of history. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 2008
3
Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen, 2nd: A Guide to 36 Sites Across ...
Information on 37 archaeological sites in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.
Dave Wilson, 2011
4
Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir
All this is colored by a love affair (now in its fifty-fourth year) with Marie, which involved raising six children, most of them adopted.
Tony Hillerman, 2013
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Seldom Seen
Desiree White was walking through the fields of winter wheat and oilseed rape when she saw it.
Sarah Ridgard, 2012
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We So Seldom Look on Love: Stories
Hailed as a remarkable collection of short stories when it was first released in 1992, We So Seldom Look on Love is Barbara Gowdy’s wholly original and powerful look at what constitutes the ever-revolving realm of love.
Barbara Gowdy, 2011
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A Field Guide to Little Known and Seldom Seen Birds of North ...
Birders and just about anyone who likes birds will delight in this field guide parody.
Ben Sill, Cathryn Sill, 2013
8
Seldom Familiar
Duford awakens readers from a survival mentality and deliberately guides them through a biblical path where the result is true life.
Rob Duford, 2007
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Stories Seldom Told: Biblical Stories Retold for Children ...
Her collection features more than 40 stories of women in the Bible. Though the stories are sometimes difficult to hear, Wilson tells them in new ways, affirming the struggles and perspectives of contemporary women.
Lois Wilson, 1997
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The Gate Seldom Found
For each of us there comes a day of decision.....will we follow God, no matter where He leads?
Raymond A. Reid, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELDOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seldom is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Seldom-Seen Faces Of The 'Humans Of Kabul'
Humans of New York has become a worldwide hit, with hundreds of thousands of people "liking" Brandon Stanton's photos on Facebook — candid shots and ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Seldom-used Taylor Featherston turns hero in Angels' win over Astros
It didn't dawn on Taylor Featherston until well after he dunked his 13th-inning single into shallow right field to give the Angels a 2-1 victory over the Houston ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
3
Review: 'Card and Gift,' Set in a Seldom-Patronized Shop
Small-town blues were once a dominant melody line in American drama. Their sound was probably most pervasive during the mid-20th-century, when the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
4
Seldom is heard a dissenting word from Henderson's City Council
Henderson City Council members, from left, Councilman John F. Marz, Mayor Andy Hafen and Councilwoman Gerri Schroder, listen to Henderson resident ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 15»
5
Seen but Seldom Heard: Challenging the Perceptions of Young …
'Seen but Seldom Heard' is a collaborative project between BU and the Victoria Education Centre and Sports College, Poole. By working with young disabled ... «Newswise, Apr 15»
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In NFL Draft, No. 1 Quarterbacks Are Seldom Saviors
With the No. 1 overall pick in next week's NFL draft, the Buccaneers appear likely to select Jameis Winston. The former Florida State quarterback might lead ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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British royal 'spares' seldom reign, but they do seem to have more fun
With his great-grandmother, the Queen, continuing to thrive on the throne, Prince George — son of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge — is still a ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
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NIT Winners Seldom Follow Up With NCAA Tournament Success
When Stanford and Miami meet on Thursday night in the final of the N.I.T., they will be competing for a consolation prize. Most N.I.T. winners would have much ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Video: Here's why playing ping-pong with your granny is seldom a …
We love our gran but there's certain things that Granny JOE just can't do anymore. Those epic motorbike rides around Ireland, base jumping sessions off the ... «JOE, Mar 15»
10
Smart Trading for Those Who Seldom Trade
Smart Trading for Those Who Seldom Trade. Article · Comments (7) · Eric Hunsader · Nanex. By; Jason Zweig. @jasonzweigwsj · intelligentinvestor@wsj.com ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»

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