Attingency

/əˈtɪndʒənsi/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of touching or coming into contact; a variant form of attingence (extremely rare).

Etymology

From attinge + -ency suffix (variant of -ence). An alternate form of attingence, created from a verb that never thrived in English.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure that most historical dictionaries only list it as a theoretical possibility—it's what linguists call a 'ghost word,' something that should exist based on English rules but nobody actually used.

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