-ancy

an·cy
/ənsi/

suffix

Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.

“ascend + -ancy → ascendancy”

OriginLatin -antia →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.

    ascend + -ancy → ascendancy

    2 more examples

    account + -ancy → accountancy

    expect + -ancy → expectancy

Origin

  1. Latin-antia
  2. English-ancy

From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.

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Translations

French -ance, -ancie
  • -ancea condition or quality
  • -anciea condition or quality
Polish -ancja
  • -ancjaa condition or quality
Portuguese -ância
  • -ânciaa condition or quality

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -ancy

accountancy-cyprevenancy
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Cite this entry
APA

-ancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ancy

MLA

“-ancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ancy.

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