intermittent
pronunciation
How to pronounce intermittent in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt]
How to pronounce intermittent in American English:
US [ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt]
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- Adjective:
- stopping and starting at irregular intervals
- stopping and starting at regular intervals
Word Origin
- intermittent (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin intermittentem (nominative intermittens), present participle of intermittere (see intermission). Related: Intermittently.
Antonym
Example
- 1. He had survived intermittent talk of a military coup .
- 2. Altogether about thirty million intermittent wipers are sold around the world each year .
- 3. At first ford offered the intermittent wiper as a stand-alone option and it sold slowly .
- 4. But its purchases have been intermittent and begrudging .
- 5. The real enemy is our failure to balance stress with intermittent rest .