hiatus
Noun
- A pause, gap, or break in a sequence, series, or process.
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
- a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- An interruption, break, pause or absence.
- An temporary break from work, especially one which is unexpected.
- A gap in geological strata.
- An opening in an organ.
- A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.
Examples
- After a long HIATUS from Scrabble, he struggled to remember obscure two-letter words.
- Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
- The band decided to go on hiatus, citing creative differences.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”) (mid-16th century), from hiō (“stand open, yawn”).
Synonyms
abatement, foramen, reprieve, respite, suspension, break, breather, caesura, cessation, demurral, gap, halt, halting, hiatus, interregnum, interruption, lapse, moratorium, pause, recess, resting, stoppage, stopping
Scrabble Score: 9
hiatus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhiatus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hiatus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary