frequent
/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ adjective, verb
Forms frequenter frequentest frequents frequenting frequented
- adjective Done or occurring often; common. “I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.”
- adjective Occurring at short intervals.
- adjective Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
- adjective (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
- adjective (obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
- verb (transitive) To visit often. “I used to frequent that restaurant.”
Synonyms
regular recurring usual average basic bog-standard common common as bums common as dirt common as muck common as pig tracks dime a dozen everyday general habitual nonrare par for the course pedestrian plain quotidian patronize patronise shop shop at buy at sponsor haunt
Antonyms
rare uncommon dearthy few and far between geason infrequent in short supply non-common raresome scant scantling scarce
Etymology
From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens (“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ- (“to cram together”).
From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare (“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens (“frequent, crowded”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent feudal towers." Byron.
- adjective Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
- verb To visit often; to resort to often or habitually.
- verb To make full; to fill. [Obs.]
Etymology [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fréquent. Cf. Farce, n.]
Etymology [L. frequentare: cf. F. fréquenter. See Frequent, a.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “frequent”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details