Definition of CONNIVANCE

connivance

Meanings

Plural: connivances

Noun

  • agreement on a secret plot
  • (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
  • The process of conniving or conspiring.

Origin / Etymology

From early 18th c., replaced earlier form connivence (late 16th c.), from Latin connīventia, from connīvēns (“winking”).

Synonyms

collusion, secret approval, tacit consent

Scrabble Score: 17

connivance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
connivance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
connivance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

connivance is a valid Words With Friends word