Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

failance

/ˈfeɪləns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: failance
IPA: /ˈfeɪləns/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fault; failure; omission

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] always made it necessary for him not to stir from his chair, or so much as read a letter, for two hours after every meal, failance wherein being certainly revenged by a sit of the gout […]"

Etymology

From Old French faillance, from faillir. Doublet of fallency.

Usage

Inflected Forms

failances (plural)

Rhymes With

valence

Questions

How do you pronounce failance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪləns/.
What does failance mean?: fault; failure; omission
Where does failance come from?: From Old French faillance, from faillir. Doublet of fallency.

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