Word of the Day: Catachrestical
2. Pray to the gods, to intermit the plague
3. That needs must light on this ingratitude.
To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.
Caused to cease for a time; suspended.
of Intermit
Act or state of intermitting; intermission.
Ceasing at intervals; as an intermittent fever.
A fever which entirely subsides or ceases at certain intervals. The ague and fever is called an intermittent
Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever.
An intermittent fever or disease.
With intermissions; in an intermittent manner; intermittingly.
1. Ceasing for a time; pausing.
2. Causing to cease.
of Intermit
With intermissions; at intervals.
With intermissions; at intervals.
Discontinuity Roget’s Thesaurus §70
N. discontinuity, disjunction, anacoluthon, interruption, break, fracture, flaw, fault, crack, cut, gap, solution of continuity, caesura, broken thread, parenthesis, episode, rhapsody, patchwork, intermission, alternation, dropping fire
V. be discontinuous, alternate, intermit, sputter, stop and start, hesitate, discontinue, pause, interrupt, intervene, break, break in upon, break off, interpose, break the thread, snap the thread, disconnect, dissever
Adj. discontinuous, unsuccessive, broken, interrupted, dicousu, disconnected, unconnected, discrete, disjunctive, fitful, spasmodic, desultory, intermitting, occasional, intermittent, alternate, recurrent
Adv. at intervals, by snatches, by jerks, by skips, by catches, by fits and starts, skippingly, per saltum, longo intervallo
Phr. like "angel visits few and far between"
Regularity of recurrence. Periodicity Roget’s Thesaurus §138
N. periodicity, intermittence, beat, oscillation, pulse, pulsation, rhythm, alternation, alternateness, alternativeness, alternity, bout, round, revolution, rotation, turn, say, anniversary, jubilee, centenary, catamenia, courses, menses, menstrual flux, rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine, days of the week, sunday, monday &c, months of the year, january &c, feast, fast &c, christmas, easter, new year's day &c. allhallows, allhallowmas, all saints' day, all souls', all souls' day, ash wednesday, bicentennial, birthday, bissextile, candlemas, dewali, groundhog day, halloween, hallowmas, lady day, leap year, midsummer day, muharram, woodchuck day, st. swithin's day, natal day, yearbook, yuletide, punctuality, regularity, steadiness
V. recur in regular order, recur in regular succession, return, revolve, come again, come in its turn, come round, come round again, beat, pulsate, alternate, intermit
Adj. periodic, periodical, serial, recurrent, cyclical, rhythmical, recurring, intermittent, remittent, alternate, every other, hourly, diurnal, daily, quotidian, tertian, weekly, hebdomadal|, hebdomadary|, biweekly, fortnightly, bimonthly, catamenial|, monthly, menstrual, yearly, annual, biennial, triennial, &c, centennial, secular, paschal, lenten, &c. regular, steady, punctual, regular as clockwork
Adv. periodically, at regular intervals, at stated times, at fixed established, at established periods, punctually, de die in diem, from day to day, day by day, by turns, in turn, in rotation, alternately, every other day, off and on, ride and tie, round and round
Cessation Roget’s Thesaurus §142
N. cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death
V. cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check- string, pull the plug on
Int. hold, stop, enough, avast, have done, a truce to, soft, leave off, tenez, phr, "i pause for a reply"
No Bible verses found for "intermit".