Expectance and Prospect

Expectance

Expectance noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Usage example: gave them the painting, with no expectance of anything in return
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Prospect and expectance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prospect" instead a noun "Expectance".

Prospect

Prospect noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.
Usage example: the prospect of a quiet, restful Sunday ended when our basement flooded

Expectance and prospect are semantically related. You can use "Expectance" instead a noun "Prospect".

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