intermittent

Describes something that occurs at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

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1. Occurring at irregular intervals B2 formal

   Stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between.

   • The rain was intermittent throughout the day.
   • He suffers from intermittent back pain.
   • The signal is intermittent, so the connection keeps dropping.

   ruПрерывистыйesintermitentefrintermittent (qui s'arrête et reprend)deUnregelmäßig wiederkehrendptIntermitentezh间歇的arمتقطّع

   Синонимы: brokendiscontinuousfitfulirregularoccasionalspasmodicsporadic

   Антонимы: constantcontinuousregularsteadyuninterrupted

2. Not continuous or steady B2 formal

   Characterized by pauses or interruptions.

   • The machine made an intermittent humming noise.
   • Intermittent fasting has become a popular diet trend.
   • The patient experienced intermittent fevers.

   ruПрерывистыйesintermitentefrintermittentdeUnterbrochenptIntermitentezh间歇的arمتقطّع

   Синонимы: brokendiscontinuousfitfulirregularoccasionalpatchyperiodicspasmodicsporadic

   Антонимы: ceaselessconstantcontinuousincessantsteadyuninterrupted

• more intermittent comparative form
• most intermittent superlative form