oft
Many a time
Oft is an old or literary word for often: oft-repeated, oft-cited, oft-told tales.
It survives mainly in compound adjectives and poetry, where its single syllable fits meter better than often.
Outside such contexts, oft sounds archaic or affected.
frequency
Happening many times
- commonlyWith frequent occurrence
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
- usuallyMost of the time
- typicallyIn the usual manner
ordinarily · generally · normally · consistently · habitually · repeatedly · customarily · recurrently
archaic
Of or like verse
- literaryOf written works
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- formalFollowing strict protocol
biblical · Shakespearean · King James · verse · hymnal · classical · elevated · stately
frequently
Happening many times
typically · ordinarily · generally · normally · consistently · habitually · repeatedly · customarily · recurrently · much
poetic
Of or like verse
- literaryOf written works
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
formal · biblical · Shakespearean · King James · verse · hymnal · classical · elevated · stately · ornate
- every so oftenAt scattered intervals
- more often than notIn most cases
- not oftenRarely, hardly ever
- as often as notRoughly half the time
- quite often
- all too often