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valence
noun
va·lence ˈvā-lən(t)s 
1
: the degree of combining power of an element as shown by the number of atomic weights of a monovalent element (such as hydrogen) with which the atomic weight of the element will combine or for which it can be substituted or with which it can be compared
2
a
: relative capacity to unite, react, or interact (as with antigens or a biological substrate)
b
[in part from valence in chemistry, in part borrowed from Late Latin valentia "power, capacity," noun derivative of Latin valent-, valens, present participle of valēre "to have strength, be well" — more at wield] : the degree of attractiveness an individual, activity, or thing possesses as a behavioral goal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But Zucker was forced to resign from the network, and a new regime under Chris Licht stepped in, with a goal of rejiggering CNN’s programming, scrubbing it of liberal political valence. 
Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2022 The prize bestowed in his name, this year awarded to Margaret Atwood, is for free speech, a concept whose political valence has shifted since his death. Christian Lorentzen, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 In Kinshasa, the capital city, bushmeat (antelope, pangolin, even bonobo) takes on a more complicated moral valence when pushed up against contemporary marketplaces and buyer-seller dynamics. Outside Online, 24 May 2020 Raffi’s resistance to learning Russian, his discomfort with his father’s choice, has no cultural valence to it, but it certainly, and understandably, does to Gessen. Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 In Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel, the figuratively magical network that aided enslaved people in their pursuit of freedom took on a real mythical valence: the miracle of The Underground Railroad was powered by a literal locomotive. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022 Texas didn’t really try to hide the political and ideological valence of HB 20. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 June 2022 Thousands of Christians flocked to his events, where prayer and singing took on a new valence of defiance. New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 The valence on this crisis might flip unpredictably. WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 See More
Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2022 The prize bestowed in his name, this year awarded to Margaret Atwood, is for free speech, a concept whose political valence has shifted since his death. Christian Lorentzen, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 In Kinshasa, the capital city, bushmeat (antelope, pangolin, even bonobo) takes on a more complicated moral valence when pushed up against contemporary marketplaces and buyer-seller dynamics. Outside Online, 24 May 2020 Raffi’s resistance to learning Russian, his discomfort with his father’s choice, has no cultural valence to it, but it certainly, and understandably, does to Gessen. Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 In Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel, the figuratively magical network that aided enslaved people in their pursuit of freedom took on a real mythical valence: the miracle of The Underground Railroad was powered by a literal locomotive. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022 Texas didn’t really try to hide the political and ideological valence of HB 20. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 June 2022 Thousands of Christians flocked to his events, where prayer and singing took on a new valence of defiance. New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 The valence on this crisis might flip unpredictably. WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Valenz, short for Quantivalenz "(chemical) valence," borrowed from English quantivalence, from Latin quantus "how much" + -i- -i- + English -valence, noun derivative from -valent, in univalent entry 1, bivalent entry 1, etc., on the model of equivalent, equivalence — more at quantity
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of valence was in 1884 Phrases Containing valence
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