ABEYANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Temporary cessation or suspension

Synonyms:

abeyance; suspension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("abeyance" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abeyance"):

cold storage (in a state of abeyance or postponement)

deferral; recess (a state of abeyance or suspended business)

moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity)

stand-down; standdown (a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness)

Derivation:

abeyant (inactive but capable of becoming active)