English Explanatory Dictionary

-ance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.
  2. Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.

Pronunciation

/-əns/

Word forms

-ance -ances -ence ⠨⠑

Etymology

From Middle English -aunce, -ance, from Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -ant-, -ent- + -ia, from stem of Latin -āns, -ēns.

Related words

-ency
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