NOUN | feeling | expectancy, anticipation | an expectation |
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cognition | expectancy, anticipation | something expected (as on the basis of a norm) |
Sounds | ihkspeh'ktahnsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | An expectation. | |
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Synonym | anticipation | |
Narrower | fever | Intense nervous anticipation |
hope | A specific instance of feeling hopeful | |
suspense | excited anticipation of an approaching climax | |
Broader | expectation | The feeling that something is about to happen / happen / happen |
Spanish | expectación, expectativa | |
Adjectives | expectant | marked by eager anticipation |
Meaning | Something expected (as on the basis of a norm). | |
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Example | "an indicator of expectancy in development" | |
Synonym | anticipation | |
Narrower | life expectancy | An expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities |
Broader | expectation, outlook, prospect | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
Spanish | expectación | |
Catalan | expectació | |
Verbs | expect | look ... / look forward to the probable occurrence of |
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