1
[ noun ] pleasurable expectation

Synonyms

anticipation

Related terms

expectation hope fever suspense

2
[ noun ] something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

Synonyms

anticipation

Examples

"each of them had their own anticipations" "an indicator of expectancy in development"

Used in print

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

As stated earlier in the paper , Onsets and Completions - particularly the former - provide a different tool or indicator of expectancy in osseous development , each within a limited age period .

Related terms

expectation life_expectancy expect

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Rhymes with

vacancy latency consultancy inconsistency consistency potency infrequency frequency ascendancy pregnancy ascendency tendency dependency discrepancy accountancy tenancy constancy incompetency inconstancy delinquency hesitancy militancy currency clemency transparency vagrancy conservancy sufficiency inefficiency complacency immunodeficiency exigency proficiency efficiency deficiency self-sufficiency relevancy irrelevancy presidency occupancy contingency regency buoyancy redundancy incumbency stringency insurgency cogency emergency counterinsurgency malignancy emergency agency urgency muncie truancy resiliency vibrancy absorbency stridency nancy despondency constituency residency expediency decency infancy fluency leniency insolvency indecency solvency poignancy dormancy teensy competency bouncy licensee necromancy fancy chancy excellency quincy fiancee

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 K S P EH1 K T AH0 N S IY0

Similar Spelling

expectantly expectant expectation expectoration expectable expectorate expectorant expected expectorator

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