Definition: (noun) The condition of being temporarily set aside.
Synonyms: suspension.
Usage: Every other feeling as it rushed upon him was thrown into abeyance by pity, deep respectful pity, for the man who sat before him.
Discuss
abeyance
More Stories Like These
In Today's Word
denude
Definition: (verb) To divest of covering; make bare. Synonyms: strip. Usage: Rake in hand, Flora set out to …
In Today's Word
foment
Definition: (verb) Try to stir up public opinion. Synonyms: agitate, stir up. Usage: They accused him of trying …
In Today's Word
arboreal
Definition: (adjective) Relating to or resembling a tree. Synonyms: arborical, arborous. Usage: Clayton had erected a frail partition …
In Today's Word
laureate
adjective: Having special distinction or recognition in a field. noun: A person honored for achieving distinction in a …
In Today's Word
indefatigable
Definition: (adjective) Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued. Synonyms: tireless, unflagging, unwearying. Usage: His indefatigable spirit helped …
In Today's Word
cicatrix
Definition: (noun) A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. …
In Today's Word
dilettante
Definition: (noun) A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. Synonyms: sciolist. Usage: He claimed to …
In Today's Word
propensity
noun: An inclination to behave in a particular way.
In Today's Word
grubstake
noun: 1. Funds supplied for launching an enterprise in return for a share of the profits. 2. Money …
In Today's Word
abysmal
Definition: (adjective) Extremely or hopelessly bad or severe. Synonyms: dreadful, terrible, awful, appalling, dismal, dire, ghastly, hideous, atrocious, …