hiatus C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /haɪˈeɪtəs/ UK /haɪˈeɪtəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or activity The band returned after a five-year hiatus. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pause or gap in a... gapbreakinterruptionpauselullintervalintersticelapse ↔ Opposites continuationcontinuity Etymology AI details From Latin hiatus ('an opening, gap, aperture'), from hiare ('to gape, yawn, stand open'). hiatus Latin hiare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hiatus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /haɪˈeɪtəs/ **IPA (UK):** /haɪˈeɪtəs/ ## Meanings 1. a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or activity ## Examples - The band returned after a five-year hiatus. ## Synonyms - gap - break - interruption - pause - lull - interval - interstice - lapse ## Antonyms - continuation - continuity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hiatus - Root: hiare ## Etymology From Latin hiatus ('an opening, gap, aperture'), from hiare ('to gape, yawn, stand open'). ## AI Etymology Hiatus comes from Latin hiatus ('an opening, gap, aperture'), from hiare ('to gape, yawn, stand open'). The historical trail runs through Latin hiatus and Latin hiare. In modern use it means a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or activity. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown