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egence

egence noun: the state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.

Noun

egence (countable and uncountable, plural egences)

  1. The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.
    • Egence is the life of the universe : the highest forms of egence are variously called ' love ' : the lowest are simple appetence , perhaps merely physical .1876, John Grote, Treatise on Moral Ideals

Forms of egence

pluralegences

Origin of egence

From Latin egens, egentis, present participle of egere (“to be needy, suffer want”).

Questions about egence

What does egence mean?
Egence means the state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.
What part of speech is egence?
Egence is a noun.
What is the plural of egence?
The plural of egence is egences.

Words near egence in the dictionary

  1. egd
  2. egds
  3. Egean
  4. Egeland
  5. egelid
  6. egence
  7. egences
  8. egency
  9. eger
  10. Egeria
  11. Egerian

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