9-letter words that end in ncy
- militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- mischancy — unlucky; unfortunate
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- oenomancy — a type of prophecy or foretelling that involves analysing wine and its qualities and characteristics
- opponency — an act or instance of opposing.
- oscitancy — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- penitency — the state of being penitent
- poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
- pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- pyromancy — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- recreancy — cowardly or craven.
- recusancy — the state of being recusant.
- relevancy — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- residency — residence (def 3).
- reticency — the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint: His natural reticence seemed to disappear under the influence of alcohol.
- sciomancy — divination with the help of ghosts
- sentiency — sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
- sergeancy — the position or rank of a sergeant
- squinancy — a prostrate Eurasian plant, Asperula cynanchica, of the madder family, having smooth, weak stems and sparse white or pink flowers, formerly believed to be a cure for quinsy.
- stagnancy — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- stridency — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- subagency — an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency.
- surgeoncy — the office, duties, or position of a surgeon, esp in the army or navy
- the fancy — those who follow a particular sport, esp prize fighting
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- titubancy — staggering or stumbling
- virulency — quality of being virulent.
- wanchancy — unlucky
- xylomancy — Divination by means of pieces of burning wood.