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单词 seldomness
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seldomnessn.

/ˈsɛldəmnɪs/
Etymology: < seldom adj. + -ness suffix.
Infrequency, rareness.
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the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [noun]
rarenessa1530
rarity1542
seldomness1561
unfrequency1611
infrequence1644
infrequency1677
low frequency1899
1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. L.ivv The sildomenesse of suche as are seen to attain to that point.
a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 44 The strength of delight is in its seldomness or rarity.
1792 A. Seward Lett. (1811) III. 172 Suffer the length of my letters to attone for their seldomness.
1861 Ld. Palmerston Speech in Times 9 Jan. 6/4 In proportion to the seldomness of those occasions..is the gratification which they afford.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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