seldom

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛldəm/

adverb

  • not often; rarely: Islay is seldom visited by tourists he was seldom absent [in combination]: an old seldom-used church

adjective

[attributive] dated
  • not common; infrequent: a great but seldom pleasure

Origin:

Old English seldan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelden and German selten, from a base meaning 'strange, wonderful'