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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English -ence, from Old French -ence, from Latin -entia. Compare Old English -ende, -endu (“-ing, -ence”).
Suffix[edit]
-ence
- (chiefly non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.
- dependence
- compellence
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
same as -ance; having the state or condition of
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin -entia. Compare Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia. Doublet of -ance, which is inherited.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ence f (plural -ences)
Derived terms[edit]
- agence
- coalescence
- confluence
- dégénérescence
- effervescence
- efficience
- efflorescence
- éloquence
- émergence
- éminence
- ensemence
- évanescence
- exigence
- faïence
- féculence
- flatulence
- fluorescence
- fréquence
- grandiloquence
- immanence
- imminence
- impatience
- impertinence
- impotence
- impudence
- incandescence
- incidence
- inclémence
- incohérence
- incompétence
- inconscience
- inconséquence
- incontinence
- indécence
- independence
- indifférence
- indigence
- indolence
- indulgence
- inexistence
- inexpérience
- inférence
- ingérence
- inhérence
- inintelligence
- insolence
- intermittence
- irrévérence
- jurisprudence
- latence
- licence
- luminescence
- magnificence
- munificence
- négligence
- non-ingérence
- non-violence
- obsolescence
- occurrence
- omnipotence
- omniprésence
- omniscience
- opalescence
- opulence
- permanence
- pertinence
- phosphorescence
- potence
- prééminence
- préexistence
- préférence
- prescience
- présidence
- proéminence
- providence
- prudence
- quintessence
- recommence
- recrudescence
- récurrence
- référence
- régence
- réminiscence
- résidence
- résipiscence
- résurgence
- réticence
- révérence
- reviviscence
- semence
- sénescence
- somnolence
- stridence
- succulence
- tangence
- transparence
- truculence
- tumescence
- turbulence
- urgence
- valence
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ence (Cyrillic spelling -енце)
- 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[edit]
Categories:
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- English lemmas
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- English noun-forming suffixes
- French terms borrowed from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French doublets
- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with homophones
- French lemmas
- French suffixes
- French noun-forming suffixes
- French countable nouns
- French feminine suffixes
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian suffixes