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intermittent
[ in-ter-mit-nt ]
adjective
- stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again:
an intermittent pain.
Synonyms: sporadic, interrupted
- alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
- (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.
intermittent
/ ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt /
adjective
- occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
Derived Forms
- ˌinterˈmittence, noun
- ˌinterˈmittently, adverb
Other Words From
- in·ter·mit·tence in·ter·mit·ten·cy noun
- in·ter·mit·tent·ly adverb
- non·in·ter·mit·tence noun
- non·in·ter·mit·tent adjective
- non·in·ter·mit·tent·ness noun
- un·in·ter·mit·tent adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of intermittent1
Example Sentences
For organizations, the research offers some important new insights -- most notably the fact that leaders who seek to atone for intermittent bad behavior are often doing real harm to their employees.
The statistics show a rise in 18 to 34-year-olds who never binge drink, with more in the Generation Z age group turning to "intermittent sobriety", where they want to give up drinking, but not completely.
But a small amount of gas generation will likely still be needed by 2035, the Climate Change Committee says, in order to help keep the lights on when intermittent renewable sources dip.
The trust said there had been an "intermittent issue" with a machine that analysed blood taken in tests carried out on certain dates in April and July.
The trust said there had been an "intermittent issue" with a machine that analyses blood, with tests taken on certain dates in April and July.
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