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Synonyms for infrequency

Most common

scarcity rarity dearth paucity

All synonyms

Noun

1. Rarity — the characteristic of being infrequent

rarity, scarcity, paucity, dearth, irregularity, rareness, scantiness, uncommonness, fewness, thinness

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The characteristic of being infrequent.

    the infrequency of her visits

Forms

Plural
infrequencies → rarities, scarcities, paucities, dearths…

Example sentences

  • scarcity Water scarcity has become more common in Algeria.
  • rarity A perfectly clear and windless day is a real rarity.
  • dearth There is no dearth of good will, only of courage.
  • paucity There was also a general paucity of trained operatives.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
infrequencyfalling
scarcityfalling
raritysteady
dearthsteady
paucityfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
rarity3, dearth1
7 letters
paucity3, fewness
8 letters
scarcity3, thinness2, rareness2
10 letters
scantiness3
12 letters
irregularity6, uncommonness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rarity3 = 3 syllables).