remittent
(adjective) (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity; “a remittent fever”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
remittent (comparative more remittent, superlative most remittent)
Alternately increasing and decreasing in severity or intensity.
(rare) Of or pertaining to remission of the severity of symptoms.
Something that is intermittent stops and starts again, whereas something that is remittent is continuous but varies in intensity.
remittent (uncountable)
A remittent fever.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*mit"tent (r-mt"tent), a. Etym: [L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. rémittent.]
Definition: Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. Remittent fever (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See Malarial fever, under Malarial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2025
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
