seld
9.9
In a way that does not happen often
- adverb
- Archaic
:
raramente
- In ancient tales, heroes seld returned home unchanged by their journeys.
Examples
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He seld spoke of his past, keeping his memories to himself.
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I seld hear such beautiful music.
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The old church bells seld ring now, except on special occasions.
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She seld visits her relatives in the countryside.
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The museum seld hosts exhibitions featuring such rare artifacts.
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He seld enjoys eating sweets, preferring savory dishes instead.
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People in this town seld experience heavy snowfall in winter.
Synonyms
occasionally
vsseld
407
2.0
Happens sometimes but not often
means something more rare or less frequent than this term
seldom
vsseld
118
1.7
Not happening or done very often
has identical meaning but differs only in lexical form
infrequently
vsseld
15
5.0
Happening only sometimes
stresses general rarity overall rather than irregular timing
1
6.0
Does not happen often
is the same in meaning but differs only by word form
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
seld positive
Etymology
The adverb seld comes from the same old root as seldom, which meant 'not often'. So to do something seld is to do it 'rarely'.