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noyance

  • /ˈnɔɪəns/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔɪəns

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From Middle English noyaunce, partly an aphetic form of anoyaunce, partly directly from Anglo-Norman noyaunce.

noun noyances

  1. archaic The state of being annoyed; distress, irritation. The single and peculiar life is bound / With all the strength and armour of the mind / To keep itself from noyance [...].
  2. archaic The act of annoying; molestation.
  3. obsolete Nuisance.

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@misc{noyance_2026,
  title = {noyance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noyance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}