I. ˈseldəm adverb
Etymology: Middle English selden, seldom, from Old English seldan, seldon, seldun; akin to Old Frisian selden seldom, Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan, Gothic silda-; akin to Latin sed, se without, suus one's own — more at suicide
: in few instances : rarely , infrequently — opposed to often
he seldom changed a conclusion he had formed — A.H.Tuttle
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from seldom, adverb
: rare , infrequent
silence was such a seldom thing — R.O.Bowen
one of those seldom people whom you can love unashamedly — Loudie Claar
with her small seldom smile — Ethel Wilson