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Seldsome vs Selfsome - What's the difference?

seldsome | selfsome |

As adjectives the difference between seldsome and selfsome

is that seldsome is (rare) rare; uncommon while selfsome is (neologism) of or characteristic of self or one's self.

As an adverb seldsome

is (rare) rarely; seldom.

seldsome

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rare) Rare; uncommon.
  • *1817 , Antwerpsch tael en dichtkundig genootschap, Antwerpschen almanach :
  • Nevertheless we must not think humility not to be found in men's hearts; undoubtedly, though seldsome in such an équilibrium as to deserve the name of true humility.
  • *2011 , DJ ABUNDANCE - Stay Connected:
  • The mix I uploaded here is one of the seldsome pure house productions. I think you can love the tunes.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (rare) Rarely; seldom.
  • *1977 , Shashi Bhushan, Academician Babajan Gafurov :
  • Although the names are in Greek, and very seldsom in Latin transliteration, they may nevertheless furnish a clear idea of what the phonetics, morphology and vocabulary of the Scytian language looked like.
  • *1982 , Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, Annual journal :
  • [...] white sheep may be of particular pleasure to the Japanese tourists who seldom see sheep, or to the Australian tourists who seldsom see green grass, but to the three million New Zealanders, it is not visually exciting.
  • *1998 , Re: SATURDAY NIGHT: BOOKSTORE:
  • But any substantial imagination, the pen here seldsom dreams, gone the serious literary voice, one coiffed in the eternal verities.
  • *2011 , Accepted one job but got a better offer. What should I do?:
  • In Nursing I have found that staff come and go and employers seldsome care one way or the other in the long run.

    selfsome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (neologism) of or characteristic of self or one's self.
  • self-centered; self-moving, self-motivated.
  • self-sufficient; autotelic.
  • isolate, isolated, alone
  • Synonyms

    * isolate * autotelic