abeyance
nounHow many syllables in abeyance?
There are 3 syllables in the word abeyance.How to pronounce abeyance:
Definition of abeyance:
- abeyance (noun):
- temporary cessation or suspension.
- a state of temporary inactivity suspension
Synonyms for abeyance:
cold storage
coma
dormancy
hanging fire
inaction
inactiveness
inactivity
inertia
latency
moratorium
on ice
pending
quiescence
recess
recession
shelved
stand-down
standdown
suspended
suspense
suspension
Other 3-syllable words like abeyance
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like abeyance does.
- abhiram
- abia
- abilene
- abjective
- ablation
- ablution
- abnormal
- abolished
- abscissa
- abscission
- absentee
- abstaining
- abundent
- acceptive
- accession
- accolades
- accomplice
- accoutered
- accruement
- acetic
- achelous
- acmesthesia
- acronic
- acrotic
- acrylic
- activists
- actual
- adalah
- adaptor
- adazzle
- addendum
- adenoids
- adhering
- adhesion
- adina
- adipose
- adobo
- adonais
- adrenal
- adsorption
- advancement
- aerosol
- aeschylus
- afacing
- africa
- agapae
- agatha
- agenesia
- aggregate
- agio
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