expectancy
expectativa
definition
noun
they waited with an air of expectancy
the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case.
translation of 'expectancy'
noun
esperanza de vida,
expectativa,
índice vital,
vida media,
expectación
example
The excited children were seen getting their first feel of computers with an air of high 'expectancy' .
You could tell someone important was coming from the air of 'expectancy' .
We made it with an hour to spare, on a cloud of exhilaration, exhaustion and 'expectancy' .
The early evening is laden with 'expectancy' and the pavements are almost deserted.
Even before the game there was a different feel around Dublin, a different atmosphere, a kind of 'expectancy' .
Their facial expression change from 'expectancy' to delight.
There was an air of 'expectancy' as the first notes of Haydn's Farewell Symphony sounded.
This can only bring out a sense of positive 'expectancy' .
The whole city had a sense of 'expectancy' which made you very nervous.
The atmosphere was jovial and full of great 'expectancy' as the ‘fun auction’ was about to begin.
It's wonderfully expressive of a hot night and the feeling of 'expectancy' , that someone is about to step out of the dark.
But let's temper 'expectancy' with caution, knowing that a team is only as good, or indeed as bad, as its last outing.
they waited with an air of 'expectancy'
There was a general air of 'expectancy' among the small gathering of watchers.
As the adults and expectant children gathered out-side Kavanagh's Pub on Main Street there was an air of 'expectancy' .
There is always an air of excitement and 'expectancy' as people begin to arrive long before the service starts and are often prepared to stand throughout.
She couldn't seem to shake a feeling of 'expectancy' , an anticipation for something that she couldn't name.
they waited with an air of 'expectancy'
So here I was at dawn, full of 'expectancy' at the foot of this hulking holy mountain.
The enigma surrounding the situation had filled the air with 'expectancy' .
They transform the garden from the greyness of winter to the hopeful 'expectancy' that arrives with the spring.
All around Murrayfield there was an air of 'expectancy' because of the bravery of the Scottish performance against France.
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