adj.
Pronunciation: ' fr ē -kw ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, ample, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, crowded, from Latin frequent-, frequens
Date: 1531
1 a : COMMON , USUAL b : happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring <a bus making frequent stops>
2 obsolete : FULL , THRONGED
3 : acting or returning regularly or often <a frequent visitor>
4 archaic : INTIMATE , FAMILIAR
– fre · quent · ness noun