carence

See also: carencé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɑ̃s/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin carentia, from Latin careō (“to lack”).

Noun

carence f (plural carences)

1. deficiency, lack, insufficiency

   une carence en fer ― an iron deficiency

2. gap

Derived terms

• carencer
• carentiel

Etymology 2

Verb

carence

1. inflection of carencer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “carence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• créance