different between respite vs liss

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????spa?t/, IPA^(key): /???sp?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???sp?t/

Noun

respite (countable and uncountable, plural respites)

1. A brief interval of rest or relief.
2. (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
3. (law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.

Synonyms

• (brief interval): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause

Translations

Verb

respite (third-person singular simple present respites, present participle respiting, simple past and past participle respited)

1. (transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).
2. (transitive) To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.

Translations

Anagrams

• speerit, spreite

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, l?s, l?þs (“grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness, alleviation, salvation”), from Proto-Germanic *linþisj? (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with Danish lise (“solace, relief”), Swedish lisa (“solace, relief”). Related to Old English l?þe (“lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet”). See lithe.

Noun

liss (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
2. (obsolete) Comfort; happiness.
3. (obsolete, Britain dialectal) A respite from pain.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lissen, lyssen, from Old English lissan (“to subdue”), from Old English liss. Cognate with Swedish lisa (“to soften, weaken”). See above.

Verb

liss (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
2. (obsolete, Britain dialectal) To cease; stop.

Anagrams

• SILS, SILs, SLIs