ency & ence
These ROOT-WORDS are the Suffixes ENCE & ENCY, meaning ACTION, STATE and QUALITY.
These ROOT-WORDS mean the same as the ANCE - ANCY and except for a slight change in spelling.
1. Difference : differ ENCE (dif’ e rens) n.
State, quality, or measure of being unlike
2. Competence : compet ENCE (kom’ pet ens) n.
Quality of fitness; ability
3. Complacency : complace ENCY (kom plase’ en see) n.
State of smugness; self-satisfaction
4. Conference : confer ENCE (kon; fe rens) n.
The act of meeting within a group for exchange of opinions
5. Deficiency : defici ENCY (de fish’ en see) n.
The state or quality of having a lack
6. Existence : exist ENCE (eg zis’ tens) n.
The quality of being
7. Influence : influ ENCE (in’ flue ens) n.
The act of creating an impression; power
8. Obedience : obedi ENCE (o bede’ ee ens) n.
Act of obeying; as, obedience to the law
9. Patience : pati ENCE (pay’ shens) n.
The ability to wait
10. Opulence : opul ENCE (op’ yu lens) n.
The quality of plenty; wealth; affluence
11. Proficiency : profici ENCY (pro fish’ en see) n.
The state or quality of being skilled; expert
12. Efficiency : effici ENCY (e fish’ en see) n.
The ability to get results
13. Fluency : flu ENCY (flue’ en see) n.
A flow of language; as, fluency in French
14. Urgency : urg ENCY (ur’ jen see) n.
The need for instant action
15. Belligerency : belliger ENCY (be lij’ e ren see) n.
The quality of having a fighting spirit
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