Stimulancy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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

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"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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