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.
Alcohol and amphetamines. The effects of amphetamines, often called âspeedâ, are very much like an adrenalin rush. When you take it, your breathing, blood pressure and heart rate speed up. Like ecstasy, speed can also increase your body temperature and cause dehydration â which is heightened when you add alcohol. As speed already puts pressure on your heart, if you add alcohol, that pressure can be fatal.