'abeyance' definitions:
Definition of 'abeyance'
(from WordNet)
noun
Temporary cessation or suspension [syn: abeyance, suspension]
Synonyms of 'abeyance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandonment,
- abjuration,
- abjurement,
- apathy,
- break,
- caesura,
- catalepsy,
- catatonia,
- cease-fire,
- cessation,
- cold storage,
- day off,
- deadliness,
- deathliness,
- desistance,
- discontinuance,
- doldrums,
- dormancy,
- drop,
- entropy,
- forbearance,
- hesitation,
- holiday,
- indifference,
- indolence,
- inertia,
- inertness,
- interim,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermission,
- intermittence,
- interruption,
- interval,
- languor,
- lapse,
- latency,
- layoff,
- letup,
- lotus-eating,
- lull,
- nonexercise,
- passiveness,
- passivity,
- pause,
- quiescence,
- quiescency,
- recess,
- relinquishment,
- remission,
- renouncement,
- renunciation,
- resignation,
- respite,
- rest,
- stagnancy,
- stagnation,
- stand-down,
- stasis,
- stay,
- suspense,
- suspension,
- torpor,
- truce,
- vacation,
- vegetation,
- vis inertiae,
- waiver