Hiatus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːməfˌoʊnz/

🇬🇧British English

/haɪˈeɪtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/haɪˈeɪtəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːməfˌoʊnz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reprieve suspension respite foramen abatement

Word Forms

suspend	verb	stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
abate	verb	become less in amount or intensity

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

hiato

una interrupción en la intensidad o cantidad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

iato

un'interruzione nell'intensità o nella quantità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

pauze

een onderbreking in de intensiteit of hoeveelheid van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

hiato

uma interrupção na intensidade ou quantidade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

перерыв

перерыв в интенсивности или количестве чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंतराल

किसी चीज की तीव्रता या मात्रा में रुकावट

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরতি

কোনো কিছুর তীব্রতা বা পরিমাণে বাধা

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைவெளி

ஏதாவது ஒரு தீவிரம் அல்லது அளவு குறுக்கீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

విరామం

ఏదో యొక్క తీవ్రత లేదా మొత్తంలో అంతరాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर

एखाद्या गोष्टीची तीव्रता किंवा प्रमाणात व्यत्यय

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરામ

કોઈ વસ્તુની તીવ્રતા અથવા માત્રામાં વિક્ષેપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರಾಮ

ಯಾವುದೋ ತೀವ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಚಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടവേള

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും തീവ്രതയിലോ അളവിലോ ഉള്ള തടസ്സം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਤਰਾਲ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

وقفہ

کسی چیز کی شدت یا مقدار میں رکاوٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中断

某件事的强度或数量的中断

🇯🇵Japanese

休止

何かの強度または量の中断

🇰🇷Korean

틈새

무언가의 강도나 양이 중단됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gián đoạn

sự gián đoạn về cường độ hoặc số lượng của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ช่องว่าง

การหยุดชะงักของความรุนแรงหรือปริมาณของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇵🇭Filipino

pahinga

isang pagkagambala sa intensity o dami ng isang bagay

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فجوة

انقطاع في شدة أو كمية شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

وقفه

وقفه در شدت یا مقدار چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

ara

bir şeyin yoğunluğunda veya miktarında kesinti

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפסָקָה זְמַנִית

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The primary meaning of 'hiatus' is 'an interruption in the intensity or amount of something'.

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Using 'hiatus' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'hiatus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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