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Definition of expectancy in English: expectancynounPlural expectancies ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsiɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsiɪkˈspɛktənsi mass nounThe state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen. they waited with an air of expectancy count noun our expectancies about the future Example sentencesExamples - It's wonderfully expressive of a hot night and the feeling of expectancy, that someone is about to step out of the dark.
- The enigma surrounding the situation had filled the air with expectancy.
- We made it with an hour to spare, on a cloud of exhilaration, exhaustion and expectancy.
- There was a general air of expectancy among the small gathering of watchers.
- Even before the game there was a different feel around Dublin, a different atmosphere, a kind of expectancy.
- But let's temper expectancy with caution, knowing that a team is only as good, or indeed as bad, as its last outing.
- Their facial expression change from expectancy to delight.
- The atmosphere was jovial and full of great expectancy as the ‘fun auction’ was about to begin.
- The early evening is laden with expectancy and the pavements are almost deserted.
- There was an air of expectancy as the first notes of Haydn's Farewell Symphony sounded.
- This can only bring out a sense of positive expectancy.
- There is always an air of excitement and expectancy as people begin to arrive long before the service starts and are often prepared to stand throughout.
- As the adults and expectant children gathered out-side Kavanagh's Pub on Main Street there was an air of expectancy.
- So here I was at dawn, full of expectancy at the foot of this hulking holy mountain.
- You could tell someone important was coming from the air of expectancy.
- They transform the garden from the greyness of winter to the hopeful expectancy that arrives with the spring.
- The whole city had a sense of expectancy which made you very nervous.
- All around Murrayfield there was an air of expectancy because of the bravery of the Scottish performance against France.
- The excited children were seen getting their first feel of computers with an air of high expectancy.
- She couldn't seem to shake a feeling of expectancy, an anticipation for something that she couldn't name.
Synonyms anticipation, expectation, eagerness, hope, hopefulness excitement, suspense
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare 'look out for' (see expect). Definition of expectancy in US English: expectancynounikˈspektənsēɪkˈspɛktənsi The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case. they waited with an air of expectancy Example sentencesExamples - The enigma surrounding the situation had filled the air with expectancy.
- All around Murrayfield there was an air of expectancy because of the bravery of the Scottish performance against France.
- The excited children were seen getting their first feel of computers with an air of high expectancy.
- But let's temper expectancy with caution, knowing that a team is only as good, or indeed as bad, as its last outing.
- They transform the garden from the greyness of winter to the hopeful expectancy that arrives with the spring.
- As the adults and expectant children gathered out-side Kavanagh's Pub on Main Street there was an air of expectancy.
- You could tell someone important was coming from the air of expectancy.
- There is always an air of excitement and expectancy as people begin to arrive long before the service starts and are often prepared to stand throughout.
- There was an air of expectancy as the first notes of Haydn's Farewell Symphony sounded.
- We made it with an hour to spare, on a cloud of exhilaration, exhaustion and expectancy.
- Even before the game there was a different feel around Dublin, a different atmosphere, a kind of expectancy.
- So here I was at dawn, full of expectancy at the foot of this hulking holy mountain.
- The whole city had a sense of expectancy which made you very nervous.
- The early evening is laden with expectancy and the pavements are almost deserted.
- It's wonderfully expressive of a hot night and the feeling of expectancy, that someone is about to step out of the dark.
- The atmosphere was jovial and full of great expectancy as the ‘fun auction’ was about to begin.
- This can only bring out a sense of positive expectancy.
- There was a general air of expectancy among the small gathering of watchers.
- She couldn't seem to shake a feeling of expectancy, an anticipation for something that she couldn't name.
- Their facial expression change from expectancy to delight.
Synonyms anticipation, expectation, eagerness, hope, hopefulness
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for’ (see expect). |