-ENCE

Meaning of -ENCE in English

or -ency

~ and -ency are added to adjectives, usually in place of -ent, to form nouns referring to states, qualities, attitudes, or behaviour. For example, ‘affluence’ is the state of being affluent.

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-ENCE — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -entia, from -ent-, -ens, present participle ending + -ia 2-y action …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-ENCE — ən(t)s, ə n(t)s, in some words “ or -ˌen(t)s; “-erence” is often ərn(t)s noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ENCE — () A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in …
Английский словарь Webster
-ENCE — A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ENCE — a noun suffix equivalent to -ance , corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference. [ ME …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ENCE — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -entia, from -ent-, -ens, present participle ending + -ia -y (II) 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-ENCE — a noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence, …
Webster English vocab
-ENCE — ■ suffix forming nouns: 1》 denoting a quality: impertinence. 2》 denoting an action or its result: reference. Origin from Fr. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-ENCE — [-ence] n suffix [ME, fr. OF, fr. L -entia, fr. -ent-, -ens, prp. ending + -ia [2]-y] 1: action or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ENCE — -ence BrE AmE ə n t s —The two possible stress-effects of this suffix are illustrated in ˌ corre ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-ENCE — -ance , -ence suffix (in nouns) the action or state of : assistance confidence
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-ENCE — I. -ance / ə ns/ BrE AmE , -ence suffix [in nouns] [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin -antia …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-ENCE — suffix forming nouns expressing: 1 a quality or state or an instance of one (patience; an impertinence). 2 an action …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-ENCE — or -ency /-ənsi/ -ence and -ency are added to adjectives, usually in place of -ent, to form nouns referring to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-ENCE — suffix EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ an occurrence ▪ dependence ▪ permanence
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
-ENCE — встречается в сущ., обозначающих процесс, состояние или свойство и производных от глаголов - coincidence совпадение - preference предпочтение встречается в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
-ENCE — = -ance
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
-ENCE — = -ance
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
-ENCE — = -ance
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
-ENCE — встречается в сущ., обозначающих процесс, состояние или свойство и производных от глаголов - coincidence совпадение - preference предпочтение встречается в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENCE — Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -entia, from -ent-, -ens, present participle ending + -ia 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ENTIA — -entia suffixo substantive [used with verbs in -er ] -ence, -ency (= state or quality of ...ing or being ...ant)
Interlingua English vocab
-ENCY — a noun suffix, equivalent to -ence: consistency; dependency; exigency. [ -ENCE + -Y 3 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFERENCE — /def"euhr euhns/ , n. 1. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. 2. respectful or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
INFLUENCE — [in.flu.ence] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. ML influentia, fr. L influent-, influens, prp. of influere to flow in, fr. in- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPEARANCE — n. 1 the act or an instance of appearing. 2 an outward form as perceived (whether correctly or not), esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPEARANCE — n. 1 the act or an instance of appearing. 2 an outward form as perceived (whether correctly or not), esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPEARANCE — n.1 the act or an instance of appearing. 2 an outward form as perceived (whether correctly or not), esp. visually …
Oxford English vocab
ENCASE — [verb] [T] - to cover or enclose completelyThe nuclear waste is encased in concrete before being sent for storage in …
Cambridge English vocab
REFER — I . v. a. 1. Direct, consign, commit, leave, deliver over, give in charge. 2. Attribute, ascribe, impute, assign. II …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

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