Stimulancy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being stimulating. uncountable
"Let then its comparative merits and demerits, in respect of style and stimulancy, possess a proportional weight, and no more, in determining your judgment for or against its contents."
- 2 The act of stimulating; stimulation. uncountable
"I conceive extemporaneous worship has hitherto prevailed, because the appetite for devotion has needed the stimulancy of human passion and social excitement."
Example
More examples"Let then its comparative merits and demerits, in respect of style and stimulancy, possess a proportional weight, and no more, in determining your judgment for or against its contents."
Etymology
From stimulate + -ancy.
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