Noteworthy scarcity

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from Latin infrequentia "a small number, thinness, scantiness," noun of quality from infrequentem (see infrequent ). Related: Infrequence (1640s).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. noteworthy scarcity [syn: rarity , rareness ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Infrequence \In*fre"quence\, Infrequency \In*fre"quen*cy\, n. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrequence of his visits. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion. [R.] The solitude and infrequency ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The characteristic of being infrequent; rarity; irregularity; scarcity. 2 The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.