Expectance

Expectance
(Roget's Thesaurus)
-->Absence of wonder.
<- N
PARAG:Expectance->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ expectance
expectance
&c.(expectation) 507
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ nine days' wonder
nine days' wonder
PARAG:Expectance->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ expect
expect
&c. 507
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ not be surprised
not be surprised
not wonder
&c. 870
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ nil admirari
nil admirari
make nothing of
PARAG:Expectance->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ expecting
expecting
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unamazed
unamazed
astonished at nothing
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ blase
blase
&c.(weary) 841
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ expected
expected
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ foreseen
foreseen
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ common
common
ordinary
&c.(habitual) 613
PARAG:Expectance->Int
GRP: \\ Int \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Int \\ 1 \\ no wonder
no wonder
Sgm: \\ Int \\ 1 \\ of course
of course

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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