List Of Nouns Ending In “ance”

Nouns ending in ‘-ance’ are a common feature of the English language and can be found in many different contexts. They can be used to describe a wide range of things, from abstract concepts such as ‘nonresistance’ or ‘governance’ to physical objects like ‘brisance’ or ‘constance’.

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This article provides a comprehensive list of all nouns ending in ‘-ance’ that can be found in the English language. Examples of such words include ‘brisance’ (the shattering or breaking up of a substance), ‘nonresistance’ (the unwillingness to resist or oppose something), ‘ignorance’ (lack of knowledge or information), ‘constance’ (steadfastness or loyalty) and ‘governance’ (the act of governing).

All of the words in the list are arranged alphabetically and there are a total of 391 words.

The words arranged in the lists below are in alphabetical order, from left to right and down.





List Of 5-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

hance
lance
nance
rance
vance

List Of 6-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

chance
fiance
france
nuance
seance
stance
usance

List Of 7-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

balance
creance
durance
joyance
valance

List Of 8-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

abeyance
abidance
acutance
adamance
alliance
ambiance
brisance
defiance
deviance
elegance
exitance
feasance
guidance
issuance
iterance
laitance
leakance
ligeance
nuisance
ordnance
outrance
parlance
Penzance
pittance
portance
radiance
reliance
riddance
tendance
terrance
Torrance
variance
vibrance
voidance

List Of 9-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

aberrance
abondance
abundance
ambulance
annoyance
appliance
arrogance
assonance
assurance
avoidance
clearance
constance
cumbrance
dalliance
dominance
elastance
emittance
endurance
esperance
faineance
flagrance
fragrance
grievance
heritance
hindrance
ignorance
imbalance
impedance
inertance
insurance
jubilance
luminance
mischance
obeisance
ordinance
oscitance
permeance
petulance
pleasance
puissance
pursuance
quittance
reactance
recreance
relevance
resonance
ropedance
semblance
severance
sibilance
stagnance
stepdance
substance
tarriance
tolerance
undulance
utterance
vengeance
vigilance

List Of 10-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

absorbance
acceptance
accordance
admittance
allegiance
appearance
appendance
assistance
attendance
brilliance
cognisance
cognizance
compliance
connivance
consonance
convenance
conveyance
covariance
defeasance
desistance
dissonance
exuberance
germinance
governance
imparlance
impeccance
importance
inductance
inelegance
intendance
irradiance
luxuriance
miscreance
monstrance
msalliance
observance
ordonnance
penetrance
pisistance
prevenance
procurance
provenance
purtenance
purveyance
realliance
reluctance
remittance
repentance
repugnance
resistance
selectance
sufferance
sunderance
suppliance
sustenance
temperance

List Of 11-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

absorptance
acquittance
capacitance
chrominance
coinsurance
comeuppance
comportance
concordance
conductance
conformance
continuance
contradance
contrivance
conversance
deliverance
discordance
disturbance
encumbrance
exorbitance
flamboyance
forbearance
forbiddance
furtherance
illuminance
impuissance
incumbrance
inheritance
insouciance
intolerance
irrelevance
maintenance
misalliance
misfeasance
misguidance
misreliance
nonchalance
nondefiance
nonfeasance
nonguidance
nonradiance
nonreliance
nonvariance
performance
perpetuance
prealliance
predefiance
preentrance
preguidance
preissuance
prevoidance
re-entrance
reappliance
reassurance
reflectance
reinsurance
remembrance
resemblance
reutterance
suballiance
subradiance
susceptance
unfragrance
vociferance

List Of 12-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

acquaintance
appurtenance
clairvoyance
complaisance
concomitance
considerance
dinner-dance
disallowance
dissemblance
disseverance
equidistance
extravagance
fer-de-lance
happenstance
incognizance
incompliance
inconsonance
inobservance
intemperance
microbalance
nonarrogance
nonassonance
nonavoidance
nonclearance
nondominance
noninsurance
nonpursuance
nonseverance
nonsibilance
nontolerance
nonutterance
nonvigilance
omnidistance
overelegance
overreliance
participance
perseverance
preabundance
preallowance
preassurance
predominance
pregrievance
preinsurance
preordinance
previgilance
reacceptance
readmittance
reappearance
reassistance
recognizance
reconveyance
remonstrance
significance
subsibilance
surveillance
transhumance
unacceptance
unattendance

List Of 13-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

antiresonance
coinheritance
disaffirmance
disappearance
hyperelegance
nonacceptance
nonaffirmance
nonappearance
nonappendance
nonascendance
nonattendance
noncognizance
noncompliance
nonconnivance
nonconsonance
nonconveyance
nondefeasance
nondependance
nondesistance
nonexuberance
nongovernance
nonmalignance
nonobservance
nonpurveyance
nonrepentance
nonresistance
nonsufferance
nonsustenance
overabundance
overtolerance
preacceptance
preaccordance
preappearance
precompliance
preconveyance
preimportance
preobservance
preponderance
prereluctance
preremittance
recalcitrance
reperformance
self-reliance
somnambulance
subappearance
superelegance
superreliance
transmittance
vraisemblance

List Of 14-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

discontinuance
disinheritance
equiponderance
hyperresonance
insignificance
interinsurance
intransigeance
misperformance
nonconformance
noncontinuance
noncontrivance
nonconversance
nondeliverance
nondisturbance
nonforbearance
noninhabitance
nonmaintenance
nonperformance
nonperpetuance
nonremembrance
nonresemblance
overallegiance
overbrilliance
overexuberance
overluxuriance
precontrivance
predisturbance
preinheritance
premaintenance
preresemblance
reacquaintance
reconnaissance
self-assurance
self-insurance
superabundance
superallowance
superarrogance
supervigilance
uncomplaisance
underinsurance

List Of 15-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

interresistance
nonacquaintance
noncomplaisance
nonperseverance
nonprotuberance
nonremonstrance
nonsignificance
preacquaintance
self-inductance
self-sustenance

List Of 16-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

nonrecalcitrance
nontransmittance
undercountenance

List Of 17-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

nondiscontinuance

List Of 18-Letter Nouns Ending With “ance”

pseudoacquaintance

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