| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| contagion | noun | The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact., That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease., The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm., Venom; poison. |
| contagium | noun | Contagion; contagious matter. |
| contained | imp. & past participle | of Contain |
| container | noun | One who, or that which, contains. |
| contemned | imp. & past participle | of Contemn |
| contemner | noun | One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. |
| contemper | verb t. | To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. |
| contended | imp. & past participle | of Contend |
| contender | noun | One who contends; a contestant. |
| contented | adjective | Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. |
| contently | adverb | In a contented manner. |
| contested | imp. & past participle | of Contest |
| conticent | adjective | Silent. |
| continent | adjective | Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing., Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate., Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste., Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever., That which contains anything; a receptacle., One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America. |
| continual | adjective | Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding., Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated. |
| continued | imp. & past participle | of Continue, Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story. |
| continuer | noun | One who continues; one who has the power of perseverance or persistence. |
| contorted | adjective | Twisted, or twisted together., Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants., Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute aestivation. |
| contralto | noun | The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor., the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto., Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice. |
| contrarry | adjective | To contradict or oppose; to thwart. |
| contrived | imp. & past participle | of Contrive |
| contriver | noun | One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. |
| contumacy | noun | Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority., A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned. |
| contumely | noun | Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. |
| contusing | present participle & vb. noun | of Contuse |
| contusion | noun | The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised., A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound. |