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abidance

US/əˈbaɪd.n̩s/

abidance noun: the act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.

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Noun

abidance (plural abidances)

  1. The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
  2. Adherence; compliance; conformity.
    • No wonder then, though the Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine (though this I confess, is but the bark of the text), driving that trade wherewith none ever thrived, the breaking of promises; wherewith one may for a way fairly spread his train, but he will moult his...1840, Thomas Fuller, The history of the holy war, page 262
    • A judicious abidance by rules, and holding to the results of experience, are good; but not less so, are a judicious setting aside of rules, and a declining to be bound by incomplete experience.1862, Sir Arthur Helps, Organization in daily life: an essay, page 78

abidance meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

abidance in Tamil

தொடர்ந்துதிருத்தல், தங்கியிருத்தல், ஒத்துப்போதல்

abidance in Malayalam

നിവാസം, നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന, ശാശ്വതമായ, സുസ്ഥിരമായ, കാത്തിരിക്കുക, തുടരുക

Forms of abidance

pluralabidances

Origin of abidance

From Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan (“wait”), from ā + bīdan (“to bide, remain”) + ance. * abide + -ance.

Questions about abidance

What does abidance mean?
Abidance means the act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
What is abidance in Tamil?
Abidance in Tamil is தொடர்ந்துதிருத்தல், தங்கியிருத்தல், ஒத்துப்போதல். See Abidance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abidance?
Abidance is a noun.
How do you pronounce abidance?
Abidance is pronounced /əˈbaɪd.n̩s/ (US).
What is the plural of abidance?
The plural of abidance is abidances.

Words near abidance in the dictionary

  1. abichite
  2. abichites
  3. abid
  4. abidable
  5. abidal
  6. abidance
  7. abidances
  8. abidden
  9. abide
  10. abide by
  11. abideable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abidance (page history and authors); abidance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abidance (Malayalam Wiktionary) (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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