'Intermission' definitions:
Definition of 'intermission'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of suspending activity temporarily
noun
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension]
Definition of 'Intermission'
From: GCIDE
- Intermission \In`ter*mis"sion\, n. [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. See Intermit.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes. [1913 Webster]
- Rest or intermission none I find. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Specifically: The short period between acts of a play, concert, opera, or other public performance when the audience may leave their seats for refreshment; -- it usually lasts from 10 to 20 minutes. [PJC]
- 4. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.] --Heylin.
- Syn: Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'intermission'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abeyance,
- act,
- afterpiece,
- bit,
- breach,
- break,
- breath,
- breather,
- breathing place,
- breathing space,
- breathing spell,
- breathing time,
- caesura,
- catharsis,
- cease-fire,
- cessation,
- chaser,
- cigarette break,
- cleansing,
- cocktail hour,
- coffee break,
- cold storage,
- curtain,
- curtain call,
- curtain raiser,
- day off,
- deliverance,
- discharge,
- divertimento,
- divertissement,
- doldrums,
- dormancy,
- downtime,
- drop,
- emotional release,
- enforced respite,
- epilogue,
- exode,
- exodus,
- expository scene,
- finale,
- fissure,
- freeing,
- gap,
- half time,
- half-time intermission,
- halt,
- happy hour,
- hesitation,
- hiatus,
- hoke act,
- holiday,
- interim,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermittence,
- interregnum,
- interruption,
- interval,
- introduction,
- lacuna,
- lapse,
- latency,
- layoff,
- letup,
- lull,
- number,
- off-time,
- parenthesis,
- pause,
- plateau,
- point of repose,
- prologue,
- purgation,
- purge,
- purging,
- quiescence,
- quiescency,
- quiet spell,
- recess,
- release,
- relief,
- remission,
- removal,
- reprieve,
- respite,
- rest,
- resting point,
- routine,
- scene,
- shtick,
- sketch,
- skit,
- song and dance,
- spell,
- stand-down,
- stand-up comedy act,
- stay,
- striptease,
- surcease,
- suspension,
- tea break,
- time off,
- time out,
- truce,
- turn,
- vacation