expectancy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik spek′tən sē)

Inflections of 'expectancy' (n): npl: expectancies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•pect•an•cy /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the quality or state of expecting or of being expected:[uncountable]There was a feeling of expectancy in the air.
See -spec-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•pect•an•cy  (ik spek′tən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. the quality or state of expecting;
    expectation;
    anticipatory belief or desire.
  2. the state of being expected.
  3. an object of expectation;
    something expected.
Also, ex•pect′ance. 
  • Medieval Latin ex(s)pectantia. See expectant, -ancy
  • 1590–1600

'expectancy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ancy - Human Development Index - age - eager - expectation - expectation of life - hope - life expectancy - population explosion

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