abeyance

Questions about abeyance

What does abeyance mean?

abeyance means "temporary cessation or suspension".

How many syllables are in abeyance?

abeyance has 3 syllables: a-be-yance. The stress falls on "be". In IPA it is /əˈbeɪəns/.

What is another word for abeyance?

Close synonyms include suspension. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abeyance a common word?

abeyance is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.