Recess

Quick meaning: Recess is a noun meaning (countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.

Meaning

(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place.
2. (countable) A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
3. (countable, archaic) An act of retiring or withdrawing; a moving back.
4. (countable, historical) A decree or resolution of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire or the Hanseatic League.
5. Leisure, relaxation.
6. The state of being withdrawn.
7. An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.

Example Sentences

Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space.

VVithin a long Receſs there lies a Bay, / An Iſland ſhades it from the rovvling Sea, […]

His dvvelling a receſs in ſome rude rock, / Book, beads, and maple-diſh his meagre ſtock, […]

VVithin a Mountain's hollovv VVomb, there lies / A large Receſs, conceal'd from Human Eyes; […]

Word Forms

• recesses
• recessing
• recessed

Synonyms for recess

Depending on context, synonyms include hiatus, moratorium, break, breather, cessation, demurral.

Antonyms for recess

Common opposites include salient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adjourn, deferral, respite, break up, inlet, time out.

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