interlude

in·ter·lude

noun \ˈin-tər-ˌlüd\

Definition of INTERLUDE

1

: a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment

2

: an intervening or interruptive period, space, or event : interval

3

: a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer composition, a drama, or a religious service

Examples of INTERLUDE

1. She left for a brief interlude.
2. He has resumed his acting career after a two-year interlude.
3. They always met in the city for their romantic interludes.
4. a drama with musical interludes

Origin of INTERLUDE

Middle English enterlude, from Medieval Latin interludium, from Latin inter- + ludus play — more at ludicrous

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INTERLUDE

Synonyms

discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, gap, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis

Antonyms

continuation, continuity

Related Words

caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subinterval

Near Antonyms

continuum, run, stretch; procession, progression

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

Rhymes with INTERLUDE

altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude