Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermittence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mit-tence
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being sporadic or intermittent; a lack of flow or fluency.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I remember he wound up with my health, proposed in a speech of small variety and considerable intermittence."

Usage

Inflected Forms

intermittences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

intermittent

Synonyms

intermittency

Questions

What does intermittence mean?: The state of being sporadic or intermittent; a lack of flow or fluency.

How to pronounce intermittence

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