Definitions for respites

respites res·pite

Spelling: [res-pit]
IPA: /ˈrɛs pɪt/

Respites is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 305 anagrams from letters in respites (eeiprsst).

Definitions for respites

noun

  1. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
  2. temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.

verb (used with object)

  1. to relieve temporarily, especially from anything distressing or trying; give an interval of relief from.
  2. to grant delay in the carrying out of (a punishment, obligation, etc.).

Origin of respites

1200-50; (noun) Middle English respit Old French Latin respectus (see respect); (v.) Middle English respiten Old French respitier Latin respectāre, frequentative o

Examples for respites

He had got a reprieve, or a respite, and he felt like a boy--another kind of boy from what he had ever been.

Scientific observation, rather than being a place of respite from fear, itself has become something else to rail against.

There is no respite from the destruction as I drive into the UNRWA compound.

The Michigan waiver benefits include, besides the staff at home, respite care and environmental adaptations.

Somebody played something on the piano, and this was, in a way, a respite for John.

Saint Barthélemy, my annual winter respite, is my favorite of the Caribbean islands.

For them, there were no “weak, piping times of peace,”––no respite from danger.

The priest thanked God for the respite He had been pleased to vouchsafe to him.

And what passion can be durable which is so violent as hers, and to which no respite is allowed?

Nearby businesses offered a respite from the chaos on the streets with Wi-Fi, cellphone charging, and good company.

Word Value for respites
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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