Definitions for -ance. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word -ance. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: -ance(Suffix) Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. -ance(Suffix) A process or action.
Amplification as an emotional effect. Amplification sometimes names a desired effect (associated with the emotional appeal or pathos), which can be achieved through various figures or rhetorical strategies. It has also named the process of discovering or composing such emotionally charged passages.
amply - to an ample degree or in an ample manner; these voices were amply represented; we benefited richly. richly. meagerly, meagrely, sparingly, slenderly - to a meager degree or in a meager manner; these voices are meagerly represented at the conference; the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources.