English Explanatory Dictionary

connivance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of conniving or conspiring.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnaɪvəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-connivance.wav

Word forms

connivance connivances connivancy connivence connivency

Etymology

From early 18th c., replaced earlier form connivence (late 16th c.), from Latin connīventia, from connīvēns (“winking”).

Derived words

nonconnivance
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