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lapse
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- pronunciation:
- laeps
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard.
Not saying "thank you" was a lapse of good manners.- similar words:
- decline, disregard, down, error, fault, slip
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| definition 2: |
an amount of time that has passed or is passing.
After a lapse of ten years the artist started painting again.- similar words:
- intermission, interval, period, recess
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| definition 3: |
a decline or fall that happens a little at a time or slowly.
A lapse into poor health will follow if you do not exercise.- similar words:
- decline, descent, drop, ebb
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| related words: |
oversight, time |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lapses, lapsing, lapsed |
| definition 1: |
to fall below or fail to meet an accepted standard.
The old house lapsed into bad condition.- similar words:
- miss, slip
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| definition 2: |
to come to an end after a certain period of time.
The insurance policy lapsed at the end of last year.- synonyms:
- elapse, expire
- similar words:
- cease, end, terminate
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| related words: |
elapse, relapse |
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| derivation: |
lapsable (lapsible) (adj.) |
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