|
|
ex·pect·an·cy
 expectancy
 |
|
- pronunciation:
- ihk
spek
t
 n
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
expectancies |
| definition 1: |
the state of expecting; anticipation.
- similar words:
- anticipation, hope
|
| definition 2: |
something that is expected.
|
| related words: |
optimism |
adjective + (n.)expectancy
average,
declining,
estimated,
external,
future,
generalized,
high,
improved,
increased,
increasing,
internal,
joint,
limited,
long,
low,
male,
mean,
mediating,
negative,
normal,
parental,
perceived,
positive,
prior,
reduced,
remaining,
short,
typical
[See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)expectancy
assess, associate, base, constitute, double, estimate, exceed, extend, improve, mediate, predict, reduce, relate, shorten, triple, yield
(n.)expectancy
+ verb
attribute, average, born, decline, decrease, depend, examine, increase, influence, measure, perceive, reflect, rise
noun + (n.)expectancy
ability,
achievement,
alcohol,
average,
coach,
control,
correlation,
discrepancy,
efficacy,
gain,
gap,
genre,
helper,
improvement,
increase,
index,
life,
mathematics,
measure,
mortality,
motivation,
outcome,
pretest,
rate,
reading,
seller,
statistics,
teacher,
variable,
workout
[See all][See only the most frequent]
|
| derivation: |
expectance (n.) |
The word expectancy
contains the following part:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
|