Some words ending in -ent are changed to nouns by using the ending -ency.
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absorbency |
The sponge had a high absorbency.
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complacency |
You shouldn't approach anything with complacency.
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consistency |
John mixed the ingredients into a creamy consistency.
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decency |
Will you have the decency to say sorry?
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efficiency |
Efficiency is doing something so that nothing is wasted.
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fluency |
He could read with fluency, which means his reading flowed easily like a river.
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frequency |
Frequency is how often something happens during a period of time.
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leniency |
There was no leniency for the criminal, which means there was no mercy for him.
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urgency |
The traveller moved with urgency.
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