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abhorrency

/əˈbɔɹɪnsi/

abhorrency noun: aberrancy.

Noun

abhorrency (plural abhorrencies)

  1. (obsolete) Aberrancy.
  2. (obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
  3. (obsolete) Something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.

Forms of abhorrency

pluralabhorrencies

Origin of abhorrency

From abhorrence + -y.

Questions about abhorrency

What does abhorrency mean?
Abhorrency means aberrancy.
What part of speech is abhorrency?
Abhorrency is a noun.
How do you pronounce abhorrency?
Abhorrency is pronounced /əˈbɔɹɪnsi/.
What is the plural of abhorrency?
The plural of abhorrency is abhorrencies.

Words near abhorrency in the dictionary

  1. abhorred
  2. abhorredst
  3. abhorrence
  4. abhorrences
  5. abhorrencies
  6. abhorrency
  7. abhorrent
  8. abhorrently
  9. abhorrer
  10. abhorrers
  11. abhorrest

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