# connivance

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈnaɪvəns/ · frequency rank #78,487

## Definitions
1. The process of conniving or conspiring.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/connivance