adjective · rare

intermittent

intermittent · more intermittent · most intermittent

періодичний, переривчастий

нестабильный, прерывистый, пересыхающий

zeitweise, intermittierend, aussetzend

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervalsStopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

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UK/ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/US/ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/

» There was intermittent sunshine this morning.

Heute früh war es zeitweilig sonnig.

Meaning

2 senses

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
intermittierend, zeitweise, aussetzend
преры́вистыйprerývistyj, нестабильныйnestabilʹnyj
переривчастийpereryvčastyj, періодичнийperiodyčnyj
stopping and starting at irregular intervals
(specifically)Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.
пересыха́ющийperesyxájuščij

Examples

7 sentences

There was intermittent sunshine this morning.
deHeute früh war es zeitweilig sonnig.
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It's been intermittent for 2 or 3 months.
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Tom is doing intermittent fasting to lose weight.
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Tom tried intermittent fasting, but died of complications soon after.
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Tom tried intermittent fasting, but his job was too hectic to allow it.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

stopping and starting at intervals:

Русский

By meaning 2

stopping and starting at intervals:

geology: being dry for part of the year:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

stopping and starting at intervals:

Origin

From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix

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

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