intermissionless

adjective

Without an intermission; without a pause between acts in the performance of a play or in a film on television

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English intermission →
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Meanings

adjectiveintermissionless (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparableWithout an intermission; without a pause between acts in the performance of a play or in a film on television
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    For roughly the next hour of the play's intermissionless 100 minutes, this sense of song weaving awkwardly through the prosaic, repetitive business of a party that changes little from year to year is wonderfully sustained, and it is a compliment to say that you are rarely aware of the period scenery (David Jenkins), costumes (Jane Greenwood) or the subtly shifting lighting (Jennifer Tipton). - http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C03E2D71138F93AA15753C1A96F958260

Origin

  1. Latinintermissiō
  2. Englishintermission
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  5. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  7. Englishintermissionless

From intermission + -less.

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Translations

Icelandic án hlés, hlélaus
  • án hléswithout an intermission
  • hlélauswithout an intermission
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APA

intermissionless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermissionless

MLA

“intermissionless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermissionless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intermissionless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermissionless.

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