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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-40/
- Published: 2024-09-02T18:15:54.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-02T18:15:53.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-20 04:39

The word for today is…

respite (noun, verb, adjective):

*noun*  
1: a period of temporary delay  
2: an interval of rest or relief

*verb*  
1: to grant a temporary period of relief to : grant a respite to  
2: put off, delay

*adjective*  
: providing or being temporary care in relief of a primary caregiver

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respite?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Respite was first used in the 14th century to refer to a delay or extension asked for or granted for a specific reason, such as to give someone time to deliberate on a proposal. This kind of respite offered an opportunity for the kind of consideration inherent in this word's etymology: respite traces from the Latin term respectus (also the source of English's respect), which comes from respicere, a verb with both concrete and abstract meanings: "to turn around to look at" or "to regard." Within a few decades of its earliest known use, English speakers had granted respite the sense we use most often today—"a welcome break."

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