Accrescence

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of increasing; gradual growth or increase; accretion.
  • noun. That by which anything is increased; an increment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Continuous growth; an accretion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Continuous growth; an accretion.
  • Word Usage
    "This accrescence of objectivity in a Ghost that yet retains all its ghostly attributes and fearful subjectivity, is truly wonderful."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accretion