carence

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ʁɑ̃s/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin carentia, from Latin careō (“to lack”). ==== Noun ==== carence f (plural carences) deficiency, lack, insufficiency une carence en fer ― an iron deficiency gap ===== Derived terms ===== carencer carentiel === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== carence inflection of carencer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “carence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === créance