Intermittent vs Interlude - What's the difference?
intermittent | interlude |
Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
(specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
An intervening episode, etc.
An entertainment between the acts of a play.
(music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
To provide with an interlude.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 18, author=Tammy La Gorce, title=Between Songs, Interludes That Fall Upon Deaf Ears, work=New York Times
, passage=Jimmy Jam, co-producer of Ms. Jackson’s heavily interluded and influential 1989 album, “Rhythm Nation 1814” (and producer of a forthcoming album by Usher with interludes), also defended them. }}
As nouns the difference between intermittent and interlude
is that intermittent is (medicine|dated) an intermittent fever or disease while interlude is an intervening episode, etc.As an adjective intermittent
is stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant.As a verb interlude is
to provide with an interlude.intermittent
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
- Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
- The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.
Derived terms
* intermittentlyinterlude
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(wikipedia interlude)Noun
(en noun)Verb
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