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IMPENDENCE

im·pend·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-pen-duh nt]
    • /ɪmˈpɛn dənt/
    • /ɪm.ˈpen.dəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-pen-duh nt]
    • /ɪmˈpɛn dənt/

Definition of impendence word

  • abbreviation IMPENDENCE impending. 1

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Origin of impendence

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin impendent- stem of impendēns present participle of impendēre to hang over, threaten. See impend, -ent

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Parts of speech for Impendence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

impendence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

impendence usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for impendence

noun impendence

  • peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
  • risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
  • blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
  • hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
  • intimidation — to make timid; fill with fear.

Antonyms for impendence

noun impendence

  • safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.

Top questions with impendence

  • what is impendence?

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