ency
1 of 2abbreviation
variants or encyc
encyclopedia
-ency
2 of 2noun suffix
: quality or state
despondency
Word History
Etymology
Noun suffix
Middle English -encie, from Latin -entia — more at -ence
Kids Definition
-ency
noun suffix
-en·cy
ən-sē,
ᵊn-sē
plural -encies
: quality or state
inconsistency
urgency