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Intermittence

Act or state of intermitting; intermission.

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Irregularity 76% connected

The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.

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Intermittent 74% connected

Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Intermittent 74% connected

Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Apyretic adjective · 78% connection

Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever.

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Apyrexy noun · 78% connection

The absence or intermission of fever.

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of seria…

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Atavism noun · 78% connection

The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.

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Away adverb · 78% connection

On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.

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Ceaseless adverb · 78% connection

Without intermission or end.

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Eternal adjective · 78% connection

Continued without intermission; perpetual; ceaseless; constant.

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Haw noun · 78% connection

An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made.

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Intermission noun · 78% connection

Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermissio…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intermitting, intermission.
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Interpause noun · 78% connection

An intermission.

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Interpolate verb · 78% connection

To renew; to carry on with intermission.

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Interruption noun · 78% connection

Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

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Neuralgia noun · 78% connection

A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch…

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