Word of the Day - November 16, 2025

ABEYANCE

  • a state of temporary activity suspension used chiefly in the phrase in abeyance.
  • is a formal word that is almost always used in the phrase in abeyance to describe something in a temporary state of inactivitythat is, something in a state of suspension.
  • means a state of temporary inactivity.
  • temporarily inactive
  • temporary inactivity [n ABEYANCES]
  • temporary inactivity, also ABEYANCY [n -S]
  • temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension.