Rift — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gap between cloud masses

a narrow fissure in rock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪft/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪft/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɪft/.

Examples

the sun shone through a rift in the clouds
they hoped to avoid a break in relations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rupture severance breach falling out break

Parts of Speech

noun	a gap between cloud masses “the sun shone through a rift in the clouds”
noun	a narrow fissure in rock
noun	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) “they hoped to avoid a break in relations”

Word Forms

break	verb	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
sever	verb	set or keep apart

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Riss

eine Lücke zwischen Wolkenmassen

🇫🇷French

crevasse

un écart entre les masses nuageuses

🇪🇸Spanish

grieta

una brecha entre las masas de nubes

🇮🇹Italian

spaccatura

un divario tra le masse nuvolose

🇳🇱Dutch

kloof

een kloof tussen wolkenmassa's

🇵🇹Portuguese

fenda

uma lacuna entre massas de nuvens

🇷🇺Russian

раскол

разрыв между облачными массами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरार

बादलों के समूह के बीच का अंतर

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাটল

মেঘ ভর মধ্যে একটি ফাঁক

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

மேகங்களுக்கு இடையே ஒரு இடைவெளி

🇮🇳Telugu

చీలిక

మేఘ ద్రవ్యరాశి మధ్య అంతరం

🇮🇳Marathi

फूट

ढगांच्या वस्तुमानांमधील अंतर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અણબનાવ

વાદળોના સમૂહ વચ્ચેનું અંતર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿರುಕು

ಮೋಡದ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಅಂತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിള്ളൽ

മേഘങ്ങളുടെ പിണ്ഡങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലുള്ള വിടവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਾਰ

ਬੱਦਲ ਪੁੰਜ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਪਾੜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دراڑ

بادلوں کے درمیان فرق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裂痕

云团之间的间隙

🇯🇵Japanese

リフト

雲塊間の隙間

🇰🇷Korean

지구

구름 덩어리 사이의 간격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rạn nứt

khoảng cách giữa các đám mây

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกแยก

ช่องว่างระหว่างมวลเมฆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keretakan

kesenjangan antara massa awan

🇵🇭Filipino

lamat

isang agwat sa pagitan ng mga masa ng ulap

🇲🇾Malay

keretakan

jurang antara jisim awan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصدع

فجوة بين كتل السحب

🇮🇷Persian

شکاف

شکاف بین توده های ابر

🇹🇷Turkish

yarık

bulut kütleleri arasındaki boşluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶרַע

פער בין מסות ענן

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The primary meaning of 'rift' is 'a gap between cloud masses'.

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'rift' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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