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Fluent vs Intermittent - What's the difference?

fluent | intermittent |

As adjectives the difference between fluent and intermittent

is that fluent is that flows; flowing, liquid while intermittent is stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant.

As a noun intermittent is

(medicine|dated) an intermittent fever or disease.

fluent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That flows; flowing, liquid.
    • fluent handwriting
  • *, II.12:
    • For time is a fleeting thing, and which appeareth as in a shadow, with the matter ever gliding, alwaies fluent , without ever being stable or permanent.
  • (linguistics) Able to speak a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently – in a flowing way.

    • Usage notes

    In casual use, “fluency” refers to language proficiency'' broadly, while in narrow use it refers to speaking a language ''flowingly, rather than haltingly.

    Related terms

    * fluency * fluently

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    intermittent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
    • The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
    Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
  • (specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
    • The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.

    Derived terms

    * intermittently

    Related terms

    * inter * inter- * intermittence * intermittency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, dated) An intermittent fever or disease.
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