Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expectancy

/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pectan-cy
IPA: /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being expected.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Future interest as to possession or enjoyment

Countable; Uncountable

noun

expectation; expected value

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something expected or awaited.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[T]he Dukes dissembled their feares, and dissolued their forces, and remained in expectancie what would ensue."
"If you foresee not this misery, and the fatall consequence which necessarily must follow such a turn of Fortune, I must leave you to your own will and expectancy […]"
"[T]his is generally thought to repreſent the Vices of Nero, vvho […] did from the higheſt Expectancy become a ſtubborn and a fooliſh Tyrant."
"Renewed hope followed renewed effort; it shone like the former for some weeks, then, like it, it faded, flickered: not a line, not a word reached me. When half a year wasted in vain expectancy, my hope died out; and then I felt dark indeed."
"Six minutes later Clovis approached the supper-table, in the blessed expectancy of one who has dined sketchily and long ago."
"Great Danes have relatively short life expectancies compared to smaller dogs, living for an average of 8-10 years, and males are typically about 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall, according to the American Kennel Club."

Etymology

From expectant + -cy or expect + -ancy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: expectant, expect

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/
British English: /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

expectancies (plural) expectance (alternative)

Phrases

disconfirmed expectancy life expectancy

Synonyms

expectingness anticipation

Questions

How do you pronounce expectancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/.
What does expectancy mean?: Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
Where does expectancy come from?: From expectant + -cy or expect + -ancy.

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