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-ance state, condition, or quality. [3 definitions]
nonce1 the immediately present time or occasion (usu. prec. by "for the").
nonce2 (chiefly British; derogatory slang) an adult who commits the crime of sexual abuse, especially with a child.
nuance a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade.
nuisance a person or thing that is annoying.
nuncio the pope's official representative to a government.