respite C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɹɛs.pɪt/ UK /ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #27522 Meanings 1 noun a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant The cool evening brought a welcome respite from the heat. 2 noun a delay before something bad, such as a punishment, happens The court granted the prisoner a brief respite from his sentence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a short period of rest or... breakbreatherreliefreprieve 2 noun · a delay before something... reprieve Word family Forms respites Derived forms respiteless Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect. *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # respite **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛs.pɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 27522 ## Meanings 1. a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant 2. a delay before something bad, such as a punishment, happens ## Examples - The cool evening brought a welcome respite from the heat. - The court granted the prisoner a brief respite from his sentence. ## Derived Forms - respiteless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *speḱ- ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect. ## AI Etymology Respite is from Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect. A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. In present-day use, it can mean a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant, or a delay before something bad, such as a punishment, happens. Derived formations include respiteless. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown