-ance

noun suffix

: the action or process of doing something

Full Definition of -ANCE

: action or process <furtherance> : instance of an action or process <performance>

: quality or state : instance of a quality or state <protuberance>

: amount or degree <conductance>

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -antia, from -ant-, -ans -ant + -ia -y

-ANCE Defined for Kids

noun suffix \əns\

: action or process <performance>

: quality or state <resemblance>

: amount or degree <clearance>

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