expectancy

English Thesaurus

1. something expected (as on the basis of a norm) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	expectation, outlook, prospect,
definition	:	belief about (or mental picture of) the future (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	life expectancy,
definition	:	an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities (noun.time)

2. an expectation (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	expectation,
definition	:	the feeling that something is about to happen (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	suspense,
definition	:	excited anticipation of an approaching climax (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	fever,
definition	:	intense nervous anticipation (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	hope,
definition	:	a specific instance of feeling hopeful (noun.feeling)

3. something expected (as on the basis of a norm) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	await, expect, look, wait,
definition	:	look forward to the probable occurrence of (verb.cognition)

4. an expectation (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	anticipant, anticipative, expectant,
definition	:	marked by eager anticipation (adj.all)

5. something expected (as on the basis of a norm) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	await, expect, look, wait,
definition	:	look forward to the probable occurrence of (verb.cognition)

6. an expectation (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	anticipant, anticipative, expectant,
definition	:	marked by eager anticipation (adj.all)