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-ency

US/-ɪnsɪ/

-ency suffix: forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.

Suffix

-ency

  1. Forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.
    • transparency

Origin of -ency

Ultimately from Latin -entia.

Questions about -ency

What does -ency mean?
-ency means forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.
What part of speech is -ency?
-ency is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ency?
-ency is pronounced /-ɪnsɪ/ (US).

Words near -ency in the dictionary

  1. -emia
  2. -en
  3. -ence
  4. -ences
  5. -enchyma
  6. -ency
  7. -end
  8. -ene
  9. -ened
  10. -enes
  11. -ening

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