respite
respite is a 7-letter English word with 14 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
- noun. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
- noun. Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
- noun. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- noun. To give or grant a respite to.
- noun. To delay or postpone; to put off.
- noun. To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
- noun. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
- noun. a pause from doing something (as work)
"we took a 10-minute break"
"he took time out to recuperate"
- noun. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- noun. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- noun. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- noun. a pause for relaxation
"people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
- verb. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Synonyms
break, recess, reprieve, abatement, hiatus, suspension, relief, rest
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in respite:
Common word forms
respited, respites, respiting, respiteless
Words from these letters
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