Definition of ACCORDANCE

accordance

Plural: accordances

Noun

  • concurrence of opinion
  • the act of granting rights
    • "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
  • Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
  • The act of granting something.

Origin / Etymology

* (compliance): First attested around 1300.
* (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century.
* accord + -ance
* From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

Synonyms

accord, accordance of rights, conformity, coincidence, harmony, unison

Scrabble Score: 17

accordance: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
accordance: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
accordance: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

accordance: valid Words With Friends Word