Home › Words › S › stondstondstond means an impediment, obstacle or hindrance.EtymologyFor stand.nounAn impediment, obstacle or hindrancee.g.“Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises.” — 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Studies”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:A stand (post, station).e.g.“when he saw the Damsell passe away, He left his stond, and her pursewd apace” — 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stumblingblock 67% match — An obstacle; a difficulty. vs stond →impediment 65% match — A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance. vs stond →hinderment 65% match — hindrance vs stond →impedite 62% match — Hindered; obstructed. vs stond →obstancy 62% match — Opposition, impediment, or obstruction. vs stond →stonewall 62% match — An obstruction. vs stond →impedimental 61% match — Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or obstructing. vs stond →hindrance 60% match — Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else. vs stond →