/ Dictionary / Index I intermittent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•ter•mit•tent Pronunciation: (in"tur-mit'nt), [key] — adj. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly. (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: intermittent (Thesaurus) intermit intermittent current Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language