abeyance vs recess

abeyance and recess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abeyance	Yes	No	No	No
recess	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recess is a hyponym of abeyance; that is, recess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abeyance:

Other hyponyms of abeyance include cold storage, deferral, moratorium, stand-down, standdown.

abeyance (noun)	recess (noun)
temporary cessation or suspension	a pause from doing something (as work)
	an enclosure that is set back or indented
	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
	a small concavity
	a state of abeyance or suspended business