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unfrequented

unfrequented

1 8.8
A place that few people go to and is quiet
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈfrikwəntɪd/
translation icon : poco frecuentado
  • It is an unfrequented room, seeming to contain vibrations of vanished life.

Examples

  • "This unfrequented place to find some ease"

    Carrie (2013)

  • The hikers found an unfrequented trail that led to a beautiful hidden waterfall.

  • Leave by unfrequented streets without fanfare, without even a drum.

    Spartacus (1960)

  • Ah, the forest walks are wide and spacious, and many unfrequented plots there are... fitted by kind for rape and villainy.

    Titus (1999)

  • Mother Green and her faithful friend Viola Daniels, shut away as they were in their old four-story brownstone at the end of the mews, were unprepared for a sudden change in this unfrequented neighborhood.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • She enjoyed reading in the unfrequented park, away from the noise of the city.

  • The cabin was situated in an unfrequented area, perfect for a quiet retreat.

Synonyms

solitary
vsunfrequented
191 4.6

Being alone and not with other people or things

is about places rarely visited rather than existing by itself
lonely
vsunfrequented
89 1.6

A place with no people or animals present

is about places rarely visited rather than current emptiness
uninhabited
vsunfrequented
20 4.0

A place with no people living there

focuses on few or infrequent visitors rather than no residents
less-traveled
vsunfrequented
  • US
8 4.8

A place that few people visit

is broader, meaning rarely visited by anyone not only travellers
unhaunted
vsunfrequented
6.6

Not lived in or visited by people

is about rare visits over time rather than permanent emptiness

How Frequent

popular
∞ 1.0
unfrequented
1 8.8
deserted
1 3.0
abandoned
2 2.8

Surface Forms

unfrequented positive

Morphology

unfrequented = frequented (transparent) = un + frequent + ed

Formed by negating the past-participle/adjectival 'frequented' with 'un-', so the meaning 'not visited often' follows regular negation of a participle.

Etymology

Unfrequented starts with un- meaning 'not' and has frequent meaning 'often' or 'visited', just like in 'a frequent visitor'. So an unfrequented place is one people do 'not' visit 'often', a quiet or lonely spot.