English Explanatory Dictionary

intermittent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
  2. Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
noun
  1. An intermittent fever or disease.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/ /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ en-us-intermittent.ogg

Word forms

intermittent more intermittent most intermittent intermittents

Etymology

From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).

Synonyms

periodic periodical patchy spasmodic broken fitful ragged catchy discontinuous intermissive intermittent stop-start

Antonyms

steady constant continual

Related words

inter inter- intermit intermittence intermittency

Derived words

Charcot intermittent fever Charcot's intermittent fever intermittent explosive disorder intermittent fasting intermittent lake intermittently intermittentness nonintermittent unintermittent
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