espérance

== French == === Etymology === From espérer +‎ -ance (Middle French and Old French esperance), or possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns. Compare Italian speranza, Spanish esperanza, Catalan esperança. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s/ Homophone: espérances Hyphenation: es‧pé‧rance Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === espérance f (plural espérances) hope Synonym: espoir Antonym: désespérance (probability theory) expected value ==== Usage notes ==== espérance has a more spiritual, religious, or cosmic connotation than its near-synonym espoir. See e.g. the quotation above. ==== Derived terms ==== espérance de vie === Further reading === “espérance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === préséance