egence

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noun

The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.

OriginLatin egens →
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Meanings

nounegence (countable and uncountable, plural egences)

plural egences

  1. countableuncountableThe 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

Origin

  1. Latinegens
  2. Englishegence

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

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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