-ance

noun suffix

1

: action or process

furtherance

: instance of an action or process

performance

2

: quality or state : instance of a quality or state

protuberance

3

: amount or degree

conductance

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -antia, from -ant-, -ans -ant + -ia -y

Kids Definition

-ance

noun suffix

ən(t)s,

ᵊn(t)s

1

: action or process

avoidance

performance

2

: quality or state : instance of a quality or state

protuberance

3

: amount or degree

conductance

Etymology

derived from Latin -antia "-ancy"