different between cease vs unfrequent

English

Etymology

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cess? (“leave off”), frequentative of c?d? (“to leave off, go away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si?s/
• Rhymes: -i?s

Verb

cease (third-person singular simple present ceases, present participle ceasing, simple past and past participle ceased)

1. (formal, intransitive) To stop.

   And with that, his twitching ceased.

2. (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

   And with that, he ceased twitching.

3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish

Synonyms

• (to stop): discontinue, hold, terminate; See also Thesaurus:end or Thesaurus:stop
• (to stop doing): arrest; discontinue; See also Thesaurus:desist
• (to be wanting): desert, lack

Derived terms

• cease and desist
• cease-fire
• ceaseless

Related terms

• cessation

Translations

Noun

cease

1. (obsolete) Cessation; extinction (see without cease).

Anagrams

• escae

English

Etymology 1

From un- +? frequent.

Adjective

unfrequent (comparative more unfrequent, superlative most unfrequent)

1. Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

Synonyms

• rare, scarce, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare

Related terms

• unfrequency

Etymology 2

From un- +? frequent.

Verb

unfrequent (third-person singular simple present unfrequents, present participle unfrequenting, simple past and past participle unfrequented)

1. (transitive) To stop frequenting; cease to frequent.