| ACCEPTANCY | • acceptancy n. (Dated) acceptance. • ACCEPTANCY n. the act of accepting, also ACCEPTANCE. |
| ANAPTYCTIC | • anaptyctic adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word. • ANAPTYCTIC adj. relating to anaptyxis, the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation, also ANAPTYCTICAL. |
| CAPNOMANCY | • capnomancy n. Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy. • CAPNOMANCY n. divination by means of smoke. |
| CATCHPENNY | • catchpenny n. A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods. • catchpenny n. A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise. • CATCHPENNY n. a worthless thing made only for profit. |
| CHAPLAINCY | • chaplaincy n. The role or position of a chaplain. • chaplaincy n. A building, for example on a university campus, catering to people’s religious needs. • CHAPLAINCY n. the office of chaplain, also CHAPLAINRY. |
| COMPLIANCY | • compliancy n. The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance. • COMPLIANCY n. the state of being compliant, also COMPLIANCE. |
| CONSPIRACY | • conspiracy n. The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood… • conspiracy n. (Law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future. • conspiracy n. A group of ravens. |
| EXPECTANCY | • expectancy n. Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something. • expectancy n. The state of being expected. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) • expectancy n. (Law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment. |
| IMPECCANCY | • impeccancy n. The quality of being sinless. • IMPECCANCY n. sinlessness. |
| INCAPACITY | • incapacity n. The lack of a capacity; an inability. • incapacity n. Legal disqualification. • INCAPACITY n. the state of being incapable. |
| NYCTALOPIC | • nyctalopic adj. (Medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia. • NYCTALOPIC adj. suffering from nyctalopia, night blindness. |
| PHYCOCYANS | • phycocyans n. Plural of phycocyan. • PHYCOCYAN n. a blue pigment found in algae. |
| PORNOCRACY | • pornocracy prop.n. (Roman Catholicism, historical, sometimes capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum… • pornocracy n. (Derogatory, often figuratively) A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons. • pornocracy n. (Derogatory) A societal culture dominated by pornography. |
| SYCOPHANCY | • sycophancy n. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness. • SYCOPHANCY n. obsequious flattery. |
| TACHYPNEIC | • tachypneic adj. Alternative form of tachypnoeic. |