Dictionary Entry
observance
observance is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 7 senses
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- 1noun
The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
- 2noun
An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
- 3noun
Servile attention; sycophancy.
- 4noun
the act of observing; taking a patient look
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- 5noun
conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
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- 6noun
the act of noticing or paying attention
"he escaped the notice of the police"
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- 7noun
a formal event performed on a special occasion
"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
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