Words that rhyme with nascence

• cadence 0
  n 1: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 2: the close of a musical section 3: a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: cadence, cadency]
• clearance 0
  n 1: the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them 2: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something [syn: headroom, headway, clearance] 3: permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"
• complacence 0
  n 1: the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn: complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self- satisfaction]
• complaisance 0
  n 1: a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference]
• credence 0
  n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" [syn: credence, acceptance] 2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: credenza, credence]
• distance 0
  n 1: the property created by the space between two objects or points 2: a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" 3: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" [syn: distance, length] 4: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" [syn: distance, aloofness] 5: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn: distance, space] 6: a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details" v 1: keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" 2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance, outstrip, distance]
• essence 0
  n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty] 2: any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted 3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist] 4: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor [syn: perfume, essence]
• fragrance 0
  n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent] 2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness]
• grievance 0
  n 1: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: grudge, score, grievance] 2: an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice 3: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
• guidance 0
  n 1: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction] 2: the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: guidance, steering] 3: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering, guidance, direction]
• instance 0
  n 1: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: case, instance, example] 2: an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: example, illustration, instance, representative] v 1: clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify, illustrate, instance]
• monstrance 0
  n 1: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: demonstration, monstrance] 2: (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration [syn: monstrance, ostensorium]
• ordinance 0
  n 1: an authoritative rule [syn: regulation, ordinance] 2: a statute enacted by a city government 3: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" [syn: ordination, ordinance]
• penance 0
  n 1: remorse for your past conduct [syn: repentance, penitence, penance] 2: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution 3: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: penance, self-mortification, self- abasement]
• pittance 0
  n 1: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"
• preference 0
  n 1: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: preference, penchant, predilection, taste] 2: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: predilection, preference, orientation] 3: the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" [syn: preference, druthers] 4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
• prudence 0
  n 1: discretion in practical affairs [ant: imprudence] 2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence]
• puissance 0
  n 1: power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote"
• quittance 0
  n 1: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt 2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: repayment, quittance]
• renascence 0
  n 1: the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries [syn: Renaissance, Renascence] 2: a second or new birth [syn: reincarnation, rebirth, renascence] 3: the revival of learning and culture [syn: rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence]
• riddance 0
  n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: elimination, riddance] 2: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]
• science 0
  n 1: a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" [syn: science, scientific discipline] 2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" [syn: skill, science]
• sentence 0
  n 1: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" 2: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal] 3: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison term, sentence, time] v 1: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: sentence, condemn, doom]
• stridence 0
  n 1: having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound [syn: shrillness, stridence, stridency]
• substance 0
  n 1: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" 2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 3: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" [syn: meaning, substance] 4: material of a particular kind or constitution; "the immune response recognizes invading substances" 5: considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means" [syn: means, substance] 6: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: message, content, subject matter, substance] 7: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
• temperance 0
  n 1: the trait of avoiding excesses [syn: temperance, moderation] [ant: intemperance] 2: abstaining from excess [syn: sobriety, temperance] 3: the act of tempering
• voidance 0
  n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance, evacuation]
• potence 0
  n 1: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse [syn: potency, potence] [ant: impotence, impotency]
• constance 0
  n 1: a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River [syn: Constance, Lake Constance, Bodensee] 2: the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church [syn: Constance, Council of Constance]
• halfpence 0

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