Nouns Ending With ENCY

Here's the list of all the 255 Nouns Ending With ENCY in the English Language.

The list is arranged by the word lengths. Click on the length below to jump to the relevant section of the page.

Common Nouns (with Definitions and Examples)
agency
1. an administrative unit of government
2. a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
More Definitions →
emergency
1. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
2. a state in which martial law applies
More Definitions →
currency
1. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
2. general acceptance or use
More Definitions →
frequency
1. the number of occurrences within a given time period
2. the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
More Definitions →
efficiency
1. the ratio of the output to the input of any system
2. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
More Definitions →
consistency
1. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
2. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
More Definitions →
transparency
1. permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
2. the quality of being clear and transparent
More Definitions →
deficiency
1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
2. lack of an adequate quantity or number
More Definitions →
tendency
1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
2. an inclination to do something
More Definitions →
dependency
1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
More Definitions →
residency
1. the act of dwelling in a place
2. the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
More Definitions →
presidency
1. the tenure of a president
2. the office and function of president
More Definitions →
regency
1. the period of time during which a regent governs
2. the office of a regent
More Definitions →
proficiency
1. the quality of having great facility and competence
2. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
More Definitions →
competency
1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
More Definitions →
latency
1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
2. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
More Definitions →
contingency
1. a possible event or occurrence or result
2. the state of being contingent on something
More Definitions →
constituency
1. the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
More Definitions →
urgency
1. the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2. pressing importance requiring speedy action
More Definitions →
sufficiency
1. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
2. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
More Definitions →
immunodeficiency
1. immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
More Definitions →
insolvency
1. the lack of financial resources
More Definitions →
potency
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
More Definitions →
delinquency
1. nonpayment of a debt when due
2. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
More Definitions →
insurgency
1. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
More Definitions →
inconsistency
1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
2. the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
More Definitions →
fluency
1. powerful and effective language
2. skillfulness in speaking or writing
More Definitions →
concurrency
1. agreement of results or opinions
2. acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
More Definitions →
decency
1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2. the quality of being polite and respectable
More Definitions →
insufficiency
1. a lack of competence
2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
More Definitions →
excellency
1. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
More Definitions →
inefficiency
1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
More Definitions →
solvency
1. the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
More Definitions →
complacency
1. the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
More Definitions →
clemency
1. good weather with comfortable temperatures
2. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
More Definitions →
adjacency
1. the attribute of being so near as to be touching
More Definitions →
resiliency
1. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
2. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
More Definitions →
permanency
1. the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
More Definitions →
indecency
1. the quality of being indecent
2. an indecent or improper act
More Definitions →
expediency
1. the quality of being suited to the end in view
More Definitions →
leniency
1. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
More Definitions →
coherency
1. the state of cohering or sticking together
2. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
More Definitions →
counterinsurgency
1. actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
More Definitions →
stringency
1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
2. conscientious attention to rules and details
More Definitions →
patency
1. the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
2. the property of being easy to see and understand
More Definitions →
persistency
1. persistent determination
More Definitions →
impotency
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
More Definitions →
absorbency
1. the property of being absorbent
More Definitions →
incumbency
1. the term during which some position is held
2. a duty that is incumbent upon you
More Definitions →
recency
1. a time immediately before the present
2. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
More Definitions →
Jump to Nouns by Length

6-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

7-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

8-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

9-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

10-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

12 more 10-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY →

11-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

20 more 11-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY →

12-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

9 more 12-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY →

13-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

14-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

15-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

16-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY

17-Letter Nouns Ending With ENCY