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anceʼ ance Ance English Alternative forms en -ence en ⠨⠑ Braille Etymology en :inh enm:-aunce From en enm -aunce, enm -ance, from en xno -aunce and continental en fro -ance, from en la -āns -ant-, la -ēns -ent- + la -ia 1, from stem of en la -āns, la -ēns. Pronunciation en /-əns/ Suffix ~ Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. en ally alliance alliance en perform performance performance en reluct reluctance reluctance Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action. en appear appearance appearance en resist resistance resistance Usage notes Many words ending in "-ance" were formed in French or by alteration of a noun or adjective ending in "-ant". Derived terms en Related terms en -ency Translations a state Catalan: ca -ança f French: fr -ance Old French: fro -ance Friulian: fur -ance Hungarian: hu -ság/hu -ség, hu -at/hu -et, hu -alom/hu -elem Italian: it -anza f Middle English: enm -aunce, enm -ing Polish: pl -ancja f Portuguese: pt -ança f Romanian: ro -anță f Russian: ru -ение n Spanish: es -anza, es -ancia f Swedish: sv -ans c Venetan: vec -ansa f Anagrams en acen Caen CanE Cane Cena Nace acne cane en productive suffixes French Etymology fr :inh frm:-ance 1 From fr fro -ance, from fr la -antia. Compare es -anza, es -enza, it -anza, it -enza, pt -ança, pt -ença, ro -ință. Cognate to fr -ence. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7--ance.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR--ance.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) fr -ence Suffix f en -ance; forms abstract nouns Derived terms fr Related terms fr -ant fr -ence Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -aunce Middle French Etymology frm :inh fro:-ance 1 Inherited from frm fro -ance. Suffix frm suffix en -ance (suffixed used to form nouns) Derived terms frm Descendants fr -ance Old French Alternative forms fro -anche -aunce Etymology fro :inh la:<alt:-āntia><ety:af<la:-āns><la:-ia>> 1 fro la - nouns ending in la -āntia, from 1 la -āns present participle of first-conjugation verbs -ia abstract-noun suffix. Pronunciation fro /ˈãn.t͡sə/ Suffix fro suffix en -ance (suffix used to form nouns) Derived terms fro Related terms fro -ant Descendants frm -ance enm -aunce 1 Scots Alternative forms sco -ence Etymology From sco enm -aunce, from sco xno -aunce and continental sco fro -ance, from sco la -antia, la -entia. Pronunciation sco /əns/ Suffix sco suffix Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; Serbo-Croatian Suffix n suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object See also sh -ce sh -ence