Fewer
Fewer adjective - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.
Seldom and fewer are semantically related. in hardly any topic. In some cases you can use "Seldom" instead an adjective "Fewer".
Seldom
Seldom adverb - Not often.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- For bonus points, Spix's Macaw is a critically endangered species (fewer than 100 remain), meaning that it's literally seldom seen.
Source: Seldom-Seen Species
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