| NOUN | feeling | expectancy, anticipation | an expectation |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | expectancy, anticipation | something expected (as on the basis of a norm) |
| Sounds | ihkspeh'ktahnsiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | An expectation. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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