Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Often \Of`ten\, adv. [Compar. {Oftener}; superl. {Oftenest}.]
   [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.]
   Frequently; many times; not seldom.

Often \Of"ten\, a.
   Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] ``Thine often infirmities.''
   --1 Tim. v. 23.

         And weary thee with often welcomes.      --Beau. & Fl.

Source : WordNet®

often
     adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of
            coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {oftentimes}, {oft}, {ofttimes}]
            [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]
     2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I
        don't travel much" [syn: {much}, {a great deal}]