abeyance
Meaning of abeyance
- a state of temporary disuse or suspension.
matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries
late 16th century (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance ‘aspiration to a title’, from abeer ‘aspire after’, from a- ‘towards’ + beer ‘to gape’.
Information about abeyance
- It is a name.
- The plural form of abeyance is: abeyances.
- Languages in which abeyance is used:
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Hyphenation of abeyance
abeyance
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- abeyance is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
abeyance synonyms
Meaning suspension:
Meaning a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen:
Meaning a temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain:
Meaning a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required:
Meaning awaiting decision or settlement:
Meaning (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period:
Meaning put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone:
Meaning cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled:
Meaning not noticed or dealt with:
Meaning not finished or concluded; incomplete:
Meaning not having all the necessary or appropriate parts:
Meaning (of a problem, question, or dispute) not resolved:
Meaning not authoritatively decided or settled:
Meaning temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect:
Meaning break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later:
Meaning stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process):
Meaning a period of time by which something is late or postponed:
Meaning place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf:
Meaning the action of seizing someone and taking them into custody:
Meaning suspend or discontinue (an action or practice) for a time:
Meaning discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it:
Meaning a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in:
Meaning change the time of (a planned event):
Meaning come or bring to an end:
Meaning cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis:
Meaning an act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another:
Meaning (with reference to an organized group) break up or cause to break up:
Meaning bring to an end:
Meaning a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at:
Meaning a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths:
abeyance antonyms
Meaning without a break in continuity; ongoing:
Meaning persist in an activity or process:
Meaning begin again or continue after a pause or interruption:
Words that rhyme with abeyance
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