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.
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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
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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
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