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fitfulness

/ˈfɪtfəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being fitful.

Word Origin Fitfulness comes from fit, which originally meant a sudden attack or paroxysm — like a fit of coughing or a fit of rage. The Old English fitt meant 'struggle, conflict.' The suffix -ful means 'full of,' so fitful means 'full of fits, intermittent, spasmodic.' Fitfulness is the quality of being fitful — starting and stopping unpredictably. The word fit later broadened to mean a sudden outburst of any kind.

noun The quality of being fitful. countable

The fitfulness of his sleep was caused by anxiety about the upcoming exam.

(名词) 间歇性；断断续续；不规律

他对即将到来的考试的焦虑导致睡眠断断续续。

(sustantivo) intermitencia; irregularidad [La cualidad de ser intermitente o irregular.]

La irregularidad de su sueño fue causada por la ansiedad ante el próximo examen.

(nom) irrégularité; caractère intermittent; intermittence [Caractère de ce qui est irrégulier, intermittent et saccadé.]

La fitfulness de son sommeil était causée par l'anxiété liée à l'examen à venir.

(Substantiv) Unregelmäßigkeit; Unstetigkeit [Der Zustand, unregelmäßig, unterbrochen oder von plötzlichen Wechseln geprägt zu sein, insbesondere bei Vorgängen wie Schlaf.]

Die **fitfulness** seines Schlafs wurde durch die Prüfungsangst verursacht.

(名詞) 断続的であること。不規則に始まり止まる状態や性質。

彼の睡眠の断続性は、近づく試験への不安が原因だった。

(substantivo) intermitência; irregularidade; descontinuidade [A qualidade de ser intermitente ou irregular.]

A irregularidade do sono dele era causada pela ansiedade com a prova que se aproximava.

Synonyms: irregularity intermittence unsteadiness instability inconsistency Antonyms: steadiness regularity consistency constancy
Word parts: fit + ful + ness

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