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-ances

-ances is the plural of -ance.

Meaning of -ance

Suffix

-ance (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ances)

  1. Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.
    • ally + -ance → alliance
  2. Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.
    • appear + -ance → appearance

Questions about -ances

What is -ances the plural of?
-ances is the plural of -ance.

Words near -ances in the dictionary

  1. -amivir
  2. -amundo
  3. -an
  4. -ana
  5. -ance
  6. -ances
  7. -ancy
  8. -and
  9. -ander
  10. -andrian
  11. -androus

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -ances (page history and authors); -ance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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