14-letter words containing ance
- great entrance — the solemn procession in which the unconsecrated Eucharistic elements are carried from the prothesis through the nave of the church and into the bema.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- in countenance — calm; composed
- in defiance of — a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- interinsurance — reciprocal insurance.
- intransigeance — intransigence
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- lance corporal — U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal.
- lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- make allowance — to take circumstances, limitations, etc. into consideration
- medicine dance — a ritual dance performed by some North American Indians to invoke supernatural assistance as for driving out disease.
- microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
- misperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- misremembrance — An incorrect remembrance; something remembered wrongly.
- non-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- non-cancelable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
- non-cognizance — awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark.
- non-compliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- non-resistance — the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
- nonappearances — Plural form of nonappearance.
- noncancellable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
- nonconformance — lack of conformity.
- nonperformance — failure or neglect to perform.
- normal balance — The normal balance of an account is the side of the account that is positive or increasing.
- nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- ovarian cancer — a disease in which cancerous cells are present in either or both of the two female reproductive organs, which produce ova and secrete oestrogen hormones
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- polar distance — codeclination.
- pre-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- preperformance — occurring before a performance
- reacquaintance — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
- reconnaissance — the act of reconnoitering.