-ency

US/-ɪnsɪ/

suffix

Forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.

“transparency”

OriginLatin -entia →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.

    transparency

Origin

  1. Latin-entia
  2. English-ency

Ultimately from Latin -entia.

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APA

-ency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ency

MLA

“-ency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ency.

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