Syn.
— Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension.
See Cessation.
INTERMISSIVE
In`ter*mis"sive, a.
Defn: Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
"Intermissive miseries." Shak. "Intermissive wars." Howell.
INTERMIT In`ter*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting.] Etym: [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre. See Missile.]
Defn: To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to
suspend.
Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. Shak.
INTERMIT
In`ter*mit", v. i.
Defn: To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. Pope.
INTERMITTENCE
In`ter*mit"tence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intermittence.]
Defn: Act or state of intermitting; intermission. Tyndall.
INTERMITTENT In`ter*mit"tent, a. Etym: [L. intermittens, -entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.]