Definitions for -ance. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word -ance. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: -ance(Suffix) Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. -ance(Suffix) A process or action.
Amplification as an emotional effect. Amplification sometimes names a desired effect (associated with the emotional appeal or pathos), which can be achieved through various figures or rhetorical strategies. It has also named the process of discovering or composing such emotionally charged passages.
Speakers amplify, or raise, the volume of the noise coming through a microphone so that everyone at the rock show can hear. Amplify comes from the Old French word amplifier meaning to enlarge or expand. It refers to making a sound âexpand,â but it can also crank up something like a disagreement â if you spread rumors, you might amplify an argument.