abeyant
Adjective Satellite
- inactive but capable of becoming active
Adj
- Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.
Adjective
- Temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside.
Examples
- My hope for a bingo was abeyant until I drew the perfect vowel.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from abeyance + -ant.
Synonyms
dormant, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dull, fallow, idle, inactive, inert, languid, latent, nonactive, quiescent, sedent, sedentary, silent, slow, suspended, torpid, unactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied
Scrabble Score: 12
abeyant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordabeyant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abeyant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary