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. |