limbo
Meaning of limbo
noun
- (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ's coming.
- an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition.
the legal battle could leave the club in limbo until next year
late Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase in limbo, from limbus ‘hem, border, limbo’.
noun
a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground.
verb- perform the limbo.
the children limboed under the bar
1950s: from limber1.
Information about limbo
- The plural form of limbo is: limbos.
- Languages in which limbo is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of limbo
limbo
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- limbo is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
limbo synonyms
Meaning oblivion:
Meaning a completely empty space:
Meaning not finished or concluded; incomplete:
Meaning not having all the necessary or appropriate parts:
Meaning (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period:
Meaning put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone:
Meaning cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled:
Meaning awaiting decision or settlement:
Meaning (of a problem, question, or dispute) not resolved:
Meaning not authoritatively decided or settled:
Meaning continuing; still in progress:
Meaning exceptionally good:
Meaning having been deserted or left:
Meaning past participle of forget:
Meaning suffering a lack of proper care:
limbo antonyms
Meaning without a break in continuity; ongoing:
Anagrams of limbo
Words that rhyme with limbo
bimbo, cacimbo, himbo, jimbo, akimbo, kimbo, Limbo, Timbo, Coquimbo
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