anoyaunce

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === anoyance === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French anuiance, anoiance; equivalent to anoyen +‎ -aunce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˌnui̯ˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /aˈnui̯a(u̯)ns(ə)/ === Noun === anoyaunce (plural anoyaunces) (rare) annoyance, irritation (that which annoys) ==== Usage notes ==== The aphetic form noyaunce is more common in Middle English. ==== Descendants ==== English: annoyance ==== References ==== “anoiaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.