-ance
a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives ending in -ant or from verbs: brilliance; appearance.
Origin of -ance
1Words Nearby -ance
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How to use -ance in a sentence
An' then, a' at ance, the minister's heart played dunt an' stood stock-still; an' a cauld wund blew amang the hairs o' his heid.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various"I had ance a kin' o' notion o' Bell mysel," continued Sanders.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. BarrieGod keep ill gear out o' my hands; for if my hands ance get it, my heart winna part wi't,—sae prayed the gude Earl of Eglinton.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander HislopDavie tell't me how you stood up and saluted him, and I was glad I'd kissed ye ance upon a time, though it was only to plague ye.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughAnce a woman is the wife of any man, she becomes wife to all men for having had the wifely experience she kens!
Freckles | Gene Stratton-Porter
British Dictionary definitions for -ance
indicating an action, state or condition, or quality: hindrance; tenancy; resemblance Compare -ence
Origin of -ance
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