-ancy /ənsi/ BrE AmE , -ency suffix [in nouns]
[ Language: Latin ; Origin: -antia ]
the state or quality of doing something or of being something:
expectancy (=state of expecting)
hesitancy
complacency (=being complacent)
-ancy /ənsi/ BrE AmE , -ency suffix [in nouns]
[ Language: Latin ; Origin: -antia ]
the state or quality of doing something or of being something:
expectancy (=state of expecting)
hesitancy
complacency (=being complacent)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012