-ance

-ance

noun suffix

Definition of -ANCE

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>

Origin of -ANCE

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