how to pronounce suffisance

/sy.fi.zɑ̃s/

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suffisance is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of suffisance in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… l'autre la suffisance la campagne ne …”

meanings of suffisance

noun:

Sufficiency (quality or condition of being sufficient).
Self-importance, vanity.

suffisance frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word suffisance occurs in french on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.