Frequent vs Accustomed - What's the difference?
frequent | accustomed | Synonyms |
Done or occurring often; common.
Occurring at short intervals.
* Byron
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
* Jonathan Swift
(obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
* Ben Jonson
(obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
* Massinger
Familiar through use; usual; customary.
* An accustomed action - Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-v
Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
(obsolete) Frequented by customers
* A well accustomed shop - Smollett
(accustom)
Frequent is a synonym of accustomed.
As adjectives the difference between frequent and accustomed
is that frequent is frequent; often while accustomed is familiar through use; usual; customary.As a verb accustomed is
(accustom).frequent
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) frequent, from (etyl) .Schwartzman, The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in EnglishAdjective
- I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
- There are frequent trains to the beach available.
- I am a frequent visitor to that city.
- frequent feudal towers
- He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.
- 'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
- 'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) frequenter, from (etyl)Derived terms
* frequenterExternal links
* * English heteronyms ----accustomed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- accustomed to walking long distances
- accustomed to cold
