-ence

noun suffix

: the state of having a particular quality

: the action or process of doing something

Full Definition of -ENCE

: action or process <emergence> : instance of an action or process <reference>

: quality or state <despondence>

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -entia, from -ent-, -ens, present participle ending + -ia ²-y

-ENCE Defined for Kids

noun suffix \əns, ^əns\

: action or process <reference>

: quality or state <existence> <confidence>

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