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# Word of The Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/word-of-the-day-19/
- Published: 2024-07-09T18:15:03.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-09T18:15:03.000Z
- Author: The Editor
- Tags: General

**Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 9, 2024 is:**

**respite** • \\RESS-pit\\ • *noun*  

*Respite* refers to a short period of time when someone is able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant, or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed.

// The long weekend provided a nice *respite* from the pressures of her job.

// The station's meteorologist had predicted that the bad weather would continue through the week without *respite*.

[See the entry >](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respite?ref=goodoil.news)

**Examples:**  

"Shaded spots are necessary for a *respite* from the North Texas sun. If your deck or patio isn't covered, add a stylish umbrella to the mix." — Ryan Conner and Mary Grace Granados, *The Dallas Morning News*, 13 Mar. 2023

**Did you know?**  

Everyone needs a little [R & R](https://bit.ly/45anEjF?ref=goodoil.news) from time to time. That's where *respite* comes in handy: this word 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*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respect?ref=goodoil.news)), 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."