The Wordsmith Dictionary

Con *tend ", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Contended; p.pr. & vb. n. Contending. ]Etym: [OF. contendre, L. contendere, -tentum; con- + tendere to strech. See Tend. ]

1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. For never two such kingdoms did content Without much fall of blood. Shak. The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle. Deut. ii. 9. In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy valor. Shak.

2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for what you only can bestow. Dryden.

3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. The question which our author would contend for. Locke. Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial. Dr. H. More.

Syn. -- To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose; emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate.

CONTEND

CONTEND Con *tend ", v. t.

Defn: To struggle for; to contest. [R.] Carthage shall contend the world with Rome. Dryden.

CONTENDENT

Con *tend "ent, n. Etym: [L. contendens, p.pr. ]

Defn: n antagonist; a contestant. [Obs. ] In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents have been still made a prey to the third party. L'Estrange.

CONTENDER

CONTENDER Con *tend "er, n.

Defn: One who contends; a contestant.

CONTENDRESS

CONTENDRESS Con *tend "ress, n.

Defn: A female contestant. [R.]

CONTENEMENT

Con *ten "e *ment, n. Etym: [Pref. con- + tenemnt.] (Law )

Defn: That which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenetment, or thing holden, as a certin quantity of land a Burrill.

CONTENT

Con *tent, a. Etym: [F. content, fr. L. contentus, p.p. of contenire to hold together, restrain. See Contain. ]

Defn: Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest. Having food rainment, let us be therewith content. 1 Tim. vi. 8.

CONTENT

CONTENT Con "tent ( or; 277 ), n.; usually in pl. , Contents.

1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book. I shall prove these writings... authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. Grew.

2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs. ] Strong ship's, of great content. Bacon.

3. (Geom.)

Defn: Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents. The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. Graunt. Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.

CONTENT

Con *tent ", v. t. Etym: [F. contenter, LL. contentare, fr. L.contentus, p.p. See Content, a.]

1. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please. Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained. I. Watts. Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them. Mark xv. 15.

2. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite. Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you. Shak.

Syn. -- To satisfy; appease; plese. See Satiate.

CONTENT

CONTENT Con *tent ", n.

1. Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness. Such is the fullness of my heart's content. Shak.

2. Acquiescence without examination. [Obs. ] The sense they humbly take upon content. Pope.

3. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy. So will I in England work your grace's full content. Shak.

4. (Eng. House of Lords )

Defn: An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote; also, a member who votes "Content. ". Supposing the number of "Contents " and "Not contents " strictly equal in number and consequence. Burke.

CONTENTATION

Con `ten *ta "tion, n. Etym: [LL. contentatio.]

Defn: Content; satisfaction. [Obs. ] Bacon.

CONTENTED

CONTENTED Con *tent "ed, a.

Defn: Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. -- Con *tent "ed *ly, adv. -- Con *tent "ed *ness, n.

CONTENTFUL

CONTENTFUL Con *tent "ful, a.

Defn: Full of content. [Obs. ] Barrow.

CONTENTION

Con *ten "tion, n. Etym: [F. contention, L. contentio. See Contend. ]

1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. I would my arcontenion. Shak.

2. Strife in words; controversy; altercation quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention. Contentions and strivings about the law. Titus iii. 9.

3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal. An end. .. worthy our utmost contenion to obtain. Rogers.

4. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for. All men seem agreed what is to be done; the contention is how the subject is to be divided and defined. Bagehot. This was my original contention, and I still maintain that you should abide by your former decision. Jowett.

Syn. -- Struggle; strife; contest; quarrel; combat; conflict; feud; litigation; controversy; dissension; variance; disagreement; debate; competition; emulation. -- Contention, Strife. A struggle between two parties is the idea common to these two words. Strife is a struggle for mastery; contention is a struggle for the possession of some desired object, or the accomplishment of some favorite end. Neither of the words is necessairly used in a bad sense, since there may be a generous strife or contention between two friends as to which shall incur danger or submit to sacrifices. Ordinarily, however, these words denote a struggle arising from bad passions. In that case, strife usually springs from a quarrelsome temper, and contention from, a selfish spirit which seeks its own aggrandizement, or is fearful lest others should obtain too such. Strife has more reference to the manner than to the object of a struggle, while contention takes more account of the end to be gained.

CONTENTIOUS

Con *ten "tious, a. Etym: [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux. ]

1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay.

2. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention. Spenser. More cheerfull; though not less contentious, regions. Brougham.

3. (Law )

Defn: Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy. Contentious jurisdiction (Eng. Eccl. Law ), jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted.

Syn. -- Quarrelsome; pugnacious; dissentious; wrangling; litigious; perverse; peevish. - Con *ten "tious *ly, adv. -- Con *ten "tious *ness, n.

CONTENTLESS

Con *tent "less, a. Etym: [Content + -less. ]

Defn: Discontented; dissatisfied. [R.] Shak.

CONTENTLY

CONTENTLY Con *tent "ly, adv.

Defn: In a contented manner. [Obs. ]

CONTENTMENT

Con *tent "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contentement. See Content, v. t.]

1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content. Contentment without external honor is humility. Grew. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6.

2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice is impossible.

3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [Obs. ] At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city. Sir H. Wotton.

CONTENTS

CONTENTS Con *tents ( or; 277 ), n. pl.

Defn: See Content, n.

CONTERMINABLE

CONTERMINABLE Con *ter "mi *na *ble, a.

Defn: Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place; conterminous. Love and life not conterminable. Sir H. Wotton.

CONTERMINAL

Con *ter "mi *nal, a. Etym: [LL. conterminalis.]

Defn: Conterminous.

CONTERMINANT

CONTERMINANT Con *ter "mi *nant, a.

Defn: Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. Lamb.

CONTERMINATE

Con *ter "mi *nate, a. Etym: [L. conterminare to border upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border. ]

Defn: Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

CONTERMINOUS

Con *ter "mi *nous, a. Etym: [L. conterminus. Cf. Conterminous. ]

Defn: Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous. This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. Sir M. Hale.

CONTERRANEAN; CONTERRANEOUS

Con `ter *ra "ne *an, Con `ter *ra "ne *ous, a. Etym: [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country. ]

Defn: Of or belonging to the same country. Howell.

CONTESSERATION

Con *tes `ser *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. contesseratio, from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens ).]

Defn: An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [Obs. ] That person of his [George Herbert ], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. Oley.

CONTEST

Con *test ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contested; p.pr. & vb. n. Contesting.]Etym: [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See Testify. ]

1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. The people. .. contested not what was done. Locke. Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. J. D. Morell.

2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.

3. (Law )

Defn: To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. To contest an election. (Polit.) (a ) To strive to be elected. (b ) To dispute the declared result of an election.

Syn. -- To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend.

CONTEST

CONTEST Con *test ", v. i.

Defn: To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with. The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with in, when there are hopes of victory. Bp. Burnet. Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest Pope.

CONTEST

CONTEST Con "test, n.

1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. I. Watts.

2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc. ; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter. The late battle had, in effect, been a contest between one usurper and another. Hallam.It was fully expected that the contest there would be long and fierce. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Conflict; combat; battle; encounter; shock; struggle; dispute; altercation; debate; controvesy; difference; disagreement; strife. -- Contest, Conflict, Combat, Encounter. Contest is the broadest term, and had originally no reference to actual fighting. It was, on the contrary, a legal term signifying to call witnesses, and hence came to denote first a struggle in argument, and then a struggle for some common object between opposing parties, usually one of considerable duration, and implying successive stages or acts. Conflict denotes literally a close personal engagement, in which sense it is applied to actual fighting. It is, however, more commonly used in a figurative sense to denote strenuous or direct opposition; as, a mental conflict; conflicting interests or passions; a conflict of laws. An encounter is a direct meeting face to face. Usually it is a hostile meeting, and is then very nearly coincident with conflict; as, an encounter of opposing hosts. Sometimes it is used in a looser sense; as, "this keen encounter of our wits." Shak. Combat is commonly applied to actual fighting, but may be used figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a struggle of feeling.

CONTESTABLE

Con *test "a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. contestable. ]

Defn: Capable of being contested; debatable.

CONTESTANT

Con *test "ant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contestant. ]

Defn: One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

CONTESTATION

Con `tes *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. contestatio testimony: cf. F.contestation a contesting.]

1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation. " Milton. After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. Clarendon.

2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs. ] A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. Barrow.

CONTESTINGLY

CONTESTINGLY Con *test "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: In a contending manner.

CONTEX

CONTEX Con *tex, v. t.

Defn: To context. [Obs. ] Boyle.

CONTEXT

Con *text ", a. Etym: [L. contextus, p.p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text. ]

Defn: Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs. ] The coats, without, are context and callous. Derham.

CONTEXT

Con "text, n. Etym: [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte. ]

Defn: The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. According to all the light that the contexts afford. Sharp.

CONTEXT

CONTEXT Con *text ", v. t.

Defn: To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs. ] Feltham. The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. R. Junius.

CONTEXTURAL

CONTEXTURAL Con *tex "tur *al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. Dr. John Smith (1666 ).

CONTEXTURE

Con *tex "ture, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contexture. ]

Defn: The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture. That wonderful contexture of all created beings. Dryden. He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton.

CONTEXTURED

CONTEXTURED Con *tex "tured, a.

Defn: Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed. [R.] Carlyle.

New American Oxford Dictionary

conte

con te |kôNt kɔnt | ▶noun a short story as a form of literary composition. • a medieval narrative tale. ORIGIN French, based on Latin computare ‘reckon, sum up. ’

conté

con té |kôNˈtā kɔnˈteɪ |(also trademark Conté ) ▶noun a kind of hard, grease-free crayon used as a medium for artwork: powerful drawings in rough red conté. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Nicolas J. Conté (1755 –1805 ), the French inventor who developed it.

contemn

con temn |kənˈtem kənˈtɛm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic treat or regard with contempt. DERIVATIVES con temn er |-ˈtem (n )ər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + temnere ‘despise. ’

contemplate

con tem plate |ˈkäntəmˌplāt ˈkɑn (t )əmˌpleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] look thoughtfully for a long time at: he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors. • think about: the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate. • [ no obj. ] think profoundly and at length; meditate: he sat morosely contemplating. • have in mind as a probable though not certain intention: she was contemplating a gold mining venture. DERIVATIVES con tem pla tor |-ˌplātər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contemplat- ‘surveyed, observed, contemplated, ’ from the verb contemplari, based on templum ‘place for observation. ’

contemplation

con tem pla tion |ˌkäntəmˈplāSHən ˌkɑn (t )əmˈpleɪʃən | ▶noun the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time: the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery. • deep reflective thought: he would retire to his room for study or contemplation. • the state of being thought about or planned. • religious meditation. • (in Christian spirituality ) a form of prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio (n- ), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate ).

contemplative

con tem pla tive |kənˈtemplətiv kənˈtɛmplədɪv | ▶adjective expressing or involving prolonged thought: she regarded me with a contemplative eye. • involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation: contemplative knowledge of God. ▶noun a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, esp. in a monastery or convent. DERIVATIVES con tem pla tive ly adverb

contemporaneous

con tem po ra ne ous |kənˌtempəˈrānēəs kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs | ▶adjective existing or occurring in the same period of time: Pythagoras was contemporaneous with Buddha. DERIVATIVES con tem po ra ne i ty |-rəˈnēitē, -rəˈnāitē |noun, con tem po ra ne ous ly adverb, con tem po ra ne ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, from con- ‘together with ’ + temporaneus (from tempus, tempor- ‘time ’) + -ous .

contemporary

con tem po rar y |kənˈtempəˌrerē kənˈtɛmpəˌrɛri | ▶adjective 1 living or occurring at the same time: the event was recorded by a contemporary historian. • dating from the same time: this series of paintings is contemporary with other works in an early style. 2 belonging to or occurring in the present: the tension and complexities of our contemporary society. • following modern ideas or fashion in style or design: contemporary art. ▶noun ( pl. contemporaries ) a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another: he was a contemporary of Darwin. • a person of roughly the same age as another: my contemporaries at school. DERIVATIVES con tem po rar i ly |kənˌtempəˈre (ə )rəlē |adverb, con tem po rar i ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with ’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time ’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis ).

contempt

con tempt |kənˈtem (p )t kənˈtɛm (p )t | ▶noun the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn: he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly. • disregard for something that should be taken into account: this action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority. • (also contempt of court ) the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers. • the offense of being similarly disobedient to or disrespectful of the lawful operation of a legislative body (e.g., its investigations ). PHRASES beneath contempt utterly worthless or despicable. hold someone in contempt judge someone to have committed the offence of contempt of court. hold someone /something in contempt consider someone or something to be unworthy of respect or attention: the speed limit is held in contempt by many drivers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere (see contemn ).

contemptible

con tempt i ble |kənˈtem (p )təbəl kənˈtɛm (p )təbəl | ▶adjective deserving contempt; despicable: a display of contemptible cowardice. DERIVATIVES con tempt i bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn ).

contemptuous

con temp tu ous |kənˈtem (p )CHo͞oəs kənˈtemptʃuəs | ▶adjective showing contempt; scornful: she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race. DERIVATIVES con temp tu ous ly adverb, con temp tu ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘despising law and order ’): from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus ‘contempt, ’ from contemnere (see contemn ).

contend

con tend |kənˈtend kənˈtɛnd | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (contend with /against ) struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger ): she had to contend with his uncertain temper. • (contend for ) engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something ): the local team should contend for a division championship | (as adj. contending ) : disputes continued between the contending parties. 2 assert something as a position in an argument: he contends that the judge was wrong. DERIVATIVES con tend er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something )’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with ’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive. ’

content

con tent 1 |kənˈtent kənˈtɛnt | ▶adjective in a state of peaceful happiness: he seemed more content, less bitter. • satisfied with a certain level of achievement, good fortune, etc. , and not wishing for more: he had to be content with third place | the duke was content to act as Regent. ▶verb [ with obj. ] satisfy (someone ): nothing would content her. • (content oneself with ) accept as adequate despite wanting more or better: we contented ourselves with a few small purchases. ▶noun |ˈkɑntɛnt | 1 a state of satisfaction: the greater part of the century was a time of content. 2 a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion. PHRASES to one's heart's content to the full extent of one's desires: the children could run and play to their heart's content. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus ‘satisfied, ’ past participle of continere (see contain ).

content

con tent 2 |ˈkänˌtent ˈkɑntɛnt | ▶noun 1 (usu. contents ) the things that are held or included in something: he unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents | he picked up the correspondence and scanned the contents. • [ usu. in sing. ] the amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance: milk with a low-fat content. • ( contents or table of contents ) a list of the titles of chapters or sections contained in a book or periodical: the contents page. • information made available by a website or other electronic medium: online content providers. 2 the substance or material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc. , as distinct from its form or style: the outward form and precise content of the messages. DERIVATIVES con tent less adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta ‘things contained ’), neuter past part. of continere (see contain ).

contented

con tent ed |kənˈtentəd kənˈtɛn (t )əd | ▶adjective happy and at ease: I felt warm and contented. • willing to accept something; satisfied: I was never contented with half measures. DERIVATIVES con tent ed ly adverb, con tent ed ness noun

contention

con ten tion |kənˈtenCHən kənˈtɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun 1 heated disagreement: the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries. 2 an assertion, esp. one maintained in argument: statistics bear out his contention that many runners are undertrained for this event. PHRASES in contention having a good chance of success in a contest: he was in contention for the batting title in September. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contentio (n- ), from contendere ‘strive with ’ (see contend ).

contentious

con ten tious |kənˈtenCHəs kənˈtɛn (t )ʃəs | ▶adjective causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial: a contentious issue. • involving heated argument: the socioeconomic plan had been the subject of contentious debate. • (of a person ) given to arguing or provoking argument: a contentious amateur politician who has offended minority groups. • Law relating to or involving differences between contending parties. DERIVATIVES con ten tious ly adverb, con ten tious ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven, ’ from the verb contendere.

contentment

con tent ment |kənˈtentmənt kənˈtɛntmənt | ▶noun a state of happiness and satisfaction: he found contentment in living a simple life in the country. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the payment of a claim ): from French contentement, from Latin contentus (see content 1 ).

content provider

con tent pro vid er ▶noun a person or organization who supplies information for use on a website: the content provider for short law and practice news updates | he worked for an Internet content provider.

conterminous

con ter mi nous |känˈtərmənəs, kən -kɑnˈtərmənəs | ▶adjective sharing a common boundary: the forty-eight conterminous United States. • having the same area, context, or meaning: a genealogy conterminous with the history of the USA. DERIVATIVES con ter mi nous ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin conterminus (from con- ‘with ’ + terminus ‘boundary ’) + -ous. Compare with coterminous .

contessa

con tes sa |kənˈtesə, kōn -kənˈtɛsə | ▶noun an Italian countess. ORIGIN Italian, from late Latin comitissa (see countess ).

contest

con test ▶noun |ˈkänˌtest ˈkɑnˌtɛst |an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality: a gigantic air rifle shooting contest | a beauty contest. • a competition for a political position: the presidential contest. • a dispute or conflict: a contest between traditional and liberal views. ▶verb |kənˈtest, ˈkänˌtest kənˈtɛst ˈkɑnˌtɛst | [ with obj. ] 1 engage in competition to attain (a position of power ): she declared her intention to contest the presidency. • take part in (a competition or election ): a coalition was formed to contest the presidential elections. 2 oppose (an action, decision, or theory ) as mistaken or wrong: the former chairman contests his dismissal. • engage in dispute about: the issues have been hotly contested. PHRASES no contest 1 another term for nolo contendere: he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts. 2 a competition, comparison, or choice of which the outcome is a foregone conclusion: when the two teams faced each other it was no contest. • a decision by the referee to declare a boxing match invalid on the grounds that one or both of the boxers are not making serious efforts. DERIVATIVES con test a ble |kənˈtestəbəl |adjective, con test er |kənˈtestər, ˈkänˌtes - |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest ’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate an action (by calling witnesses ),’ from con- ‘together ’ + testare ‘to witness. ’ The senses ‘wrangle, strive, struggle for ’ arose in the early 17th cent. , whence the current noun and verb senses.

contestant

con test ant |kənˈtestənt kənˈtɛstənt | ▶noun a person who takes part in a contest or competition. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, present participle of contester, from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness ’ (see contest ).

contestation

con tes ta tion |ˌkänˌtəsˈtāSHən ˌkɑntəˈsteɪʃən | ▶noun formal the action or process of disputing or arguing. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘solemn appeal or protest ’): from Latin contestatio (n- ), from contestari ‘call upon to witness ’ (see contest ); reinforced by French contestation .

context

con text |ˈkänˌtekst ˈkɑntɛkst | ▶noun the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed: the decision was taken within the context of planned cuts in spending. • the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning: word processing is affected by the context in which words appear. PHRASES in context considered together with the surrounding words or circumstances: it is difficult now to view these masterpieces in context. out of context without the surrounding words or circumstances and so not fully understandable: comments that aides have long insisted were taken out of context. DERIVATIVES con text less adjective, con tex tu al |kənˈteksCHo͞oəl |adjective, con tex tu al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text ): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together ’ + texere ‘to weave. ’

contextualism

con tex tu al ism |kənˈteksCHo͞oəˌlizəm kənˈtɛkstʃuəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun Philosophy a doctrine that emphasizes the importance of the context of inquiry in a particular question. DERIVATIVES con tex tu al ist noun

contextualize

con tex tu al ize |kənˈteksCHo͞oəˌlīz kənˈtɛkstʃ (əw )əˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] place or study in context: the book contextualizes Melville's short fiction and poetry. DERIVATIVES con tex tu al i za tion |kənˌteksCHo͞oələˈzāSHən |noun

contexture

con tex ture |kənˈteksˌCHər kənˌtɛk (st )ʃər | ▶noun the fact or manner of being woven or linked together to form a connected whole. • a mass of things interwoven together; a fabric. • the putting together of words and sentences in connected composition; the construction of a text. • a connected literary structure; a continuous text.

Oxford Dictionary

conte

conte |kɒnt, French kɔ̃t | ▶noun a short story as a form of literary composition. • a medieval narrative tale. ORIGIN French, based on Latin computare ‘reckon, sum up ’.

Conté

Conté |ˈkɒnteɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of hard, grease-free crayon used as a medium for artwork: [ as modifier ] : Conté pastels. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Nicolas J. Conté (1755 –1805 ), the French inventor who developed it.

contemn

contemn |kənˈtɛm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic treat or regard with contempt. DERIVATIVES contemner |-ˈtɛmə, -ˈtɛmnə |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + temnere ‘despise ’.

contemplate

contemplate |ˈkɒntɛmpleɪt, -təm -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] look thoughtfully for a long time at: he contemplated his image in the mirrors. • think about: she couldn't even begin to contemplate the future. • [ no obj. ] think deeply and at length. • have in view as a probable intention: he was contemplating action for damages. DERIVATIVES contemplator noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contemplat- ‘surveyed, observed, contemplated ’, from the verb contemplari, based on templum ‘place for observation ’.

contemplation

con |tem |pla ¦tion |ˌkɒntɛmˈpleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time: the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery. • deep reflective thought: he would retire to his room for study or contemplation. • the state of being considered or planned: substantial fitting work is in contemplation . • religious meditation. • a form of Christian prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio (n- ), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate ).

contemplative

contemplative |kənˈtɛmplətɪv | ▶adjective expressing or involving prolonged thought: she regarded me with a contemplative eye. • involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation: contemplative knowledge of God. ▶noun a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent. DERIVATIVES contemplatively adverb

contemporaneous

contemporaneous |kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs, kɒn -| ▶adjective existing at or occurring in the same period of time: Pythagoras was contemporaneous with Buddha. DERIVATIVES contemporaneity |-ˈniːɪti, -ˈneɪɪti |noun, contemporaneously adverb, contemporaneousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, from con- ‘together with ’ + temporaneus (from tempus, tempor- ‘time ’) + -ous .

contemporary

contemporary |kənˈtɛmp (ə )r (ər )i | ▶adjective 1 living or occurring at the same time: the event was recorded by a contemporary historian. • dating from the same time: this series of paintings is contemporary with other works in an early style. 2 belonging to or occurring in the present: the tension and complexities of our contemporary society. • following modern ideas in style or design: contemporary ceramics by leading potters. ▶noun ( pl. contemporaries ) a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another: he was a contemporary of Darwin. • a person of roughly the same age as another: my contemporaries at school. DERIVATIVES contemporarily adverb, contemporariness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with ’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time ’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis ).

contempt

con |tempt |kənˈtɛm (p )t | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or deserving scorn: Pam stared at the girl with total contempt | he wouldn't answer a woman he held in such contempt. • disregard for something that should be considered: this action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority. • (also contempt of court ) the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers. PHRASES beneath contempt utterly worthless or despicable. hold someone in contempt judge someone to have committed the offence of contempt of court. hold someone /thing in contempt consider someone or something to be unworthy of respect or attention: the speed limit is held in contempt by many drivers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemptus, from contemnere (see contemn ).

contemptible

con |tempt |ible |kənˈtɛm (p )tɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective deserving contempt; despicable: a display of contemptible cowardice. DERIVATIVES contemptibly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn ).

contemptuous

con |temp ¦tu |ous |kənˈtɛm (p )tjʊəs | ▶adjective showing contempt; scornful: she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race. DERIVATIVES contemptuously adverb, contemptuousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘despising law and order ’): from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus ‘contempt ’, from contemnere (see contemn ).

contend

con |tend |kənˈtɛnd | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (contend with /against ) struggle to surmount (a difficulty ): she had to contend with his uncertain temper. • (contend for ) compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something ): factions within the government were contending for the succession to the presidency. 2 [ with clause ] assert something as a position in an argument: he contends that the judge was wrong. DERIVATIVES contender noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something )’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with ’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive ’.

content

content 1 |kənˈtɛnt | ▶adjective in a state of peaceful happiness: he seemed more content, less bitter. • willing to accept something; satisfied: he had to be content with third place | [ with infinitive ] : the duke was content to act as Regent. ▶verb [ with obj. ] satisfy (someone ): nothing would content her apart from going off to Barcelona. • (content oneself with ) accept as adequate despite wanting more or better: we contented ourselves with a few small purchases. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a state of satisfaction: the greater part of the century was a time of content. 2 a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus ‘satisfied ’, past participle of continere (see contain ).

content

content 2 |ˈkɒntɛnt | ▶noun (also contents ) the things that are held or included in something: she unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents. • [ in sing. ] [ with modifier ] the amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance: soya milk has a low fat content. • ( contents ) a list of the chapters or sections given at the front of a book or periodical: [ as modifier ] : the contents page. • [ mass noun ] the material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc. as distinct from its form or style: the tone, if not the content, of his book is familiar. • information made available by a website or other electronic medium: [ as modifier ] : online content providers. DERIVATIVES contentless adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta ‘things contained ’), neuter past participle of continere (see contain ).

contented

con |tent ¦ed |kənˈtɛntɪd | ▶adjective feeling or expressing happiness or satisfaction: I felt warm and contented | she gave a contented little smile. • willing to accept something; satisfied: I was never contented with half measures. DERIVATIVES contentedly adverb, contentedness noun

contention

con |ten |tion |kənˈtɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] heated disagreement: the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries. 2 [ count noun ] an assertion, especially one maintained in argument: Freud's contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment. PHRASES in (or out of ) contention having (or not having ) a good chance of success in a contest. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contentio (n- ), from contendere ‘strive with ’ (see contend ).

contentious

con |ten |tious |kənˈtɛnʃəs | ▶adjective causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial: a contentious issue. • involving heated argument: the socio-economic plan had been the subject of contentious debate. • (of a person ) given to provoking argument. • Law relating to or involving differences between contending parties. DERIVATIVES contentiously adverb, contentiousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven ’, from the verb contendere.

contentment

con ¦tent |ment |kənˈtɛntm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state of happiness and satisfaction: he found contentment in living a simple life in the country. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the payment of a claim ): from French contentement, from Latin contentus (see content 1 ).

content provider

content provider ▶noun an organization that supplies information for use on a website.

conterminous

conterminous |kɒnˈtəːmɪnəs | ▶adjective sharing a common boundary: the forty-eight conterminous United States. • having the same area, context, or meaning: a genealogy conterminous with the history of the USA. DERIVATIVES conterminously adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin conterminus (from con- ‘with ’ + terminus ‘boundary ’) + -ous. Compare with coterminous .

contessa

contessa |kɒnˈtɛsə | ▶noun an Italian countess. ORIGIN Italian, from late Latin comitissa (see countess ).

contest

con |test ▶noun |ˈkɒntɛst |an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality: a tennis contest. • a competition for a political position: a leadership contest. • a dispute or conflict: a contest between traditional and liberal views. ▶verb |kənˈtɛst | [ with obj. ] 1 engage in competition to attain (a position of power ): she declared her intention to contest the presidency. • take part in (a competition or election ): a coalition was formed to contest the presidential elections. 2 oppose (an action or theory ) as mistaken or wrong: the former chairman contests his dismissal. • engage in dispute about: the issues have been hotly contested. PHRASES no contest 1 chiefly US another term for nolo contendere. 2 a decision by the referee to declare a boxing match invalid on the grounds that one or both of the boxers are not making serious efforts. • a competition, comparison, or choice of which the outcome is a foregone conclusion: when the two teams faced each other it was no contest. DERIVATIVES contestability noun, contestable |kənˈtɛstəb (ə )l |adjective, contester |kənˈtɛstə |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest ’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses )’, from con- ‘together ’ + testare ‘to witness ’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for ’ arose in the early 17th cent. , whence the current noun and verb senses.

contestant

con ¦test |ant |kənˈtɛst (ə )nt | ▶noun a person who takes part in a contest or competition. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, present participle of contester, from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness ’ (see contest ).

contestation

con ¦test |ation |ˌkɒntɛˈsteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal the action or process of disputing or arguing. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘solemn appeal or protest ’): from Latin contestatio (n- ), from contestari ‘call upon to witness ’ (see contest ); reinforced by French contestation .

context

context |ˈkɒntɛkst | ▶noun the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood: the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives. • the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning. PHRASES in context considered together with the surrounding words or circumstances. out of context without the surrounding words or circumstances and so not fully understandable. DERIVATIVES contextual |kənˈtɛkstjʊəl |adjective, contextually |kənˈtɛkstjʊəli |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text ): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together ’ + texere ‘to weave ’.

contextualism

con |text ¦ual |ism |kənˈtɛkstjʊəlɪs (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy a doctrine which emphasizes the importance of the context of enquiry in a particular question. DERIVATIVES contextualist noun

contextualize

contextualize |kənˈtɛkstjʊəlʌɪz |(also contextualise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] place or study in context: the excellent introduction summarizes and contextualizes Bowen's career. DERIVATIVES contextualization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

contexture

American Oxford Thesaurus

contemplate

contemplate verb 1 she contemplated her image in the mirror: look at, view, regard, examine, inspect, observe, survey, study, scrutinize, scan, stare at, gaze at, eye. 2 he contemplated his fate: think about, ponder, reflect on, consider, mull over, muse on, dwell on, deliberate over, meditate on, ruminate on, chew over, brood on /about, turn over in one's mind; formal cogitate. 3 he was contemplating action for damages: consider, think about, have in mind, intend, propose; envisage, foresee.

contemplation

contemplation noun 1 the contemplation of beautiful objects: viewing, examination, inspection, observation, survey, study, scrutiny. 2 the monks sat in quiet contemplation: thought, reflection, meditation, consideration, rumination, deliberation, reverie, introspection, brown study; formal cogitation, cerebration.

contemplative

contemplative adjective a peaceful, contemplative mood: thoughtful, pensive, reflective, meditative, musing, ruminative, introspective, brooding, deep /lost in thought, in a brown study.

contemporary

contemporary adjective 1 contemporary sources: of the time, of the day, contemporaneous, concurrent, coeval, coexisting, coexistent. 2 contemporary society: modern, present-day, present, current, present-time. 3 a very contemporary design: modern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, fashionable; modish, latest, recent; informal trendy, with it, du jour. ANTONYMS old-fashioned, out of date. ▶noun Chaucer's contemporaries: peer, fellow; formal compeer. WORD TOOLKIT See new . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

contempt

contempt noun 1 she regarded him with contempt: scorn, disdain, disrespect, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision; disgust, loathing, hatred, abhorrence. ANTONYMS respect. 2 he is guilty of contempt of court: disrespect, disregard, slighting. ANTONYMS respect.

contemptible

contemptible adjective what they said to poor old Mr. Ortiz was contemptible: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, unspeakable, disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS admirable.

contemptuous

contemptuous adjective the contemptuous look on your face says it all: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, insolent, derisive, mocking, sneering, scoffing, withering, scathing, snide; condescending, supercilious, haughty, proud, superior, arrogant, dismissive, aloof; informal high and mighty, snotty, sniffy. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT See dismissive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

contend

contend verb 1 the pilot had to contend with torrential rain: cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against. 2 three main groups were contending for power: compete, vie, contest, fight, battle, tussle, go head to head; strive, struggle. 3 he contends that the judge was wrong: assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, insist, state, declare, profess, affirm; allege; formal aver.

content

content 1 adjective she seemed content with life: contented, satisfied, pleased, gratified, fulfilled, happy, cheerful, glad; unworried, untroubled, at ease, at peace, tranquil, serene. ANTONYMS discontented, dissatisfied. ▶verb her reply seemed to content him: satisfy, please; soothe, pacify, placate, appease, mollify. ▶noun a time of content. See contentment.

content

content 2 noun 1 foods with a high fiber content: amount, proportion, quantity. 2 (contents ) the contents of a vegetarian sausage: constituents, ingredients, components, elements. 3 (contents ) the book's table of contents: chapters, sections, divisions. 4 the content of the essay: subject matter, subject, theme, argument, thesis, message, thrust, substance, matter, material, text, ideas.

contented

contented adjective a contented man. See content 1 (adjective ).

contention

contention noun 1 a point of contention: disagreement, dispute, disputation, argument, discord, conflict, friction, strife, dissension, disharmony. ANTONYMS agreement. 2 we questioned the validity of his contention: argument, claim, plea, submission, allegation, assertion, declaration; opinion, stand, position, view, belief, thesis, case. PHRASES in contention the sisters are in contention for the top ranking: in competition, competing, contesting, contending, vying; striving, struggling.

contentious

contentious adjective 1 a contentious issue: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, open to debate, vexed. 2 a contentious debate: heated, vehement, fierce, violent, intense, impassioned. 3 contentious people. See quarrelsome.

contentment

contentment noun finally being alone brought her a contentment she'd never known: contentedness, content, satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment, happiness, pleasure, cheerfulness; ease, comfort, well-being, peace, equanimity, serenity, tranquility.

contest

contest noun 1 a boxing contest: competition, match, tournament, game, meet, event, trial, bout, heat, race. 2 the contest for the party leadership: fight, battle, tussle, struggle, competition, race. ▶verb 1 he intended to contest the seat: compete for, contend for, vie for, fight for, try to win, go for. 2 we contested the decision: oppose, object to, challenge, take a stand against, take issue with, question, call into question. 3 the issues have been hotly contested: debate, argue about, dispute, quarrel over.

contestant

contestant noun the celebrity contestants play for their favorite charities: competitor, participant, player, contender, candidate, aspirant, hopeful, entrant.

context

context noun 1 the wider historical context: circumstances, conditions, factors, state of affairs, situation, background, scene, setting. 2 a quote taken out of context: frame of reference, contextual relationship; text, subject, theme, topic.

Oxford Thesaurus

contemn

contemn verb archaic would he contemn her for forwardness? despise, scorn, treat with contempt, feel contempt for, look down on, disdain, slight, undervalue, disregard, deride, scoff /jeer at, mock, revile, spurn. ANTONYMS value.

contemplate

contemplate verb 1 she contemplated her body in the mirror: look at, view, regard, examine, inspect, observe, survey, study, scrutinize, scan, stare at, gaze at, eye, take a good look at; literary behold. 2 she couldn't even contemplate the future: think about, meditate on /over, consider, ponder, reflect on /about, mull over, muse on, dwell on, deliberate over, cogitate on /about, ruminate on /about, chew over, brood on /about, puzzle over, turn over in one's mind, weigh up. 3 she contemplated walking out: consider, think about, give thought to; have in mind /view, envisage, aim at, foresee, imagine, visualize; intend, propose, mean to, expect to.

contemplation

contemplation noun 1 the contemplation of beautiful objects: viewing, regarding, examination, inspection, observation, survey, study, scrutiny, scanning, staring at, gazing at, eyeing. 2 the monks sat in quiet contemplation: thought, meditation, consideration, pondering, reflection, thinking, musing, rumination, deliberation, cogitation, reverie, concentration, introspection; informal brown study; formal cerebration.

contemplative

contemplative adjective a peaceful, contemplative mood: thoughtful, pensive, reflective, meditative, musing, ruminative, introspective, brooding, intent, rapt, preoccupied, studious, deep /lost in thought; dreamy, daydreaming, with one's head in the clouds; informal in a brown study. ANTONYMS active.

contemporary

contemporary adjective 1 contemporary writing says that the city's walls were formidable: contemporaneous, concurrent, coeval, synchronous, synchronic, of the time, of the day, simultaneous; coexisting, coexistent; rare coetaneous. 2 crime and violence in contemporary society: modern, present-day, present, current, present-time, immediate, extant; up to date, up to the minute, fashionable, latest, recent, ultra-modern, newfangled, modish, voguish, in vogue; French à la mode; informal bang up to date, with it. ANTONYMS old-fashioned, out of date. ▶noun the contemporaries of Chaucer: peer, fellow; rare compeer, coeval. WORD TOOLKIT contemporary See new . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

contempt

contempt noun 1 she was showing little but contempt for him: scorn, disdain, disrespect, deprecation, disparagement, denigration, opprobrium, odium, obloquy, scornfulness; derision, mockery, ridicule; disgust, loathing, detestation, abhorrence, hatred; archaic contumely. ANTONYMS respect. 2 he is guilty of contempt of court: disrespect, disregard, slighting, neglect; Law contumacy. ANTONYMS respect.

contemptible

contemptible adjective that jibe about Alison was mean and contemptible: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, pitiful, pitiable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid, degenerate, base, vile, villainous; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS admirable.

contemptuous

contemptuous adjective he spoke in a coldly contemptuous tone: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, insolent, full of contempt; derisory, derisive, mocking, sneering, jeering, scoffing, taunting, withering, scathing, snide; condescending, supercilious, arrogant, cavalier, high and mighty, imperious, proud, vain; informal sniffy, snotty, on one's high horse; archaic contumelious. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT contemptuous See dismissive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

contend

contend verb 1 none of the groups contending for power is strong enough yet: compete, challenge, vie, contest; strive, struggle, tussle, grapple, wrestle, scuffle, squabble, skirmish, battle, combat, fight, war, wage war, join battle, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head; oppose, clash. 2 the plaintiffs contended that their business plan was confidential: assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, profess, affirm, aver, avow, insist, state, declare, pronounce, allege, plead. PHRASES contend with the peasants had to contend with lack of food and primitive living conditions: cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against; resist, withstand.

content (stress on the second syllable)

content 1 |(stress on the second syllable )| adjective she seemed content with her lot in life: contented, satisfied, pleased; gratified, fulfilled; happy, cheerful, cheery, glad, delighted; tranquil, unworried, untroubled, at ease, at peace, comfortable, serene, placid, complacent. ANTONYMS discontented, dissatisfied. ▶verb her reply seemed to content him: soothe, pacify, placate, appease, please, mollify, make happy, satisfy, still, quieten, silence. PHRASES content oneself too confused to argue, she contented herself with a nod: be content, be satisfied, satisfy oneself; be fulfilled, be gratified, be pleased, be happy, be glad. ▶noun she stood for a moment looking with content at her husband. See contentment.

content (stress on the first syllable)

content 2 |(stress on the first syllable )| noun 1 many restaurant meals are low in fibre content: amount, proportion, quantity, bulk, total, quota; rare quantum. 2 just as the novel's form is radical, so too is its content: subject matter, subject, theme, burden, gist, argument, thesis, message, point, thrust, substance, matter, material, text, ideas. ANTONYMS style. 3 (contents ) she went to examine the contents of the hamper: things inside, content, load; informal guts, innards. 4 (contents ) the book's list of contents | he picked up the letter and scanned its contents: chapters, sections, divisions; subject matter, subjects, themes, matter, substance, material, text; index; constituents, components, ingredients, elements, items.

contented

contented adjective he was contented with his job on the newspaper. See content 1.

contention

contention noun 1 there were a number of points of contention between the Crown and Parliament: disagreement, dispute, disputation, argument, variance; discord, hostility, conflict, friction, acrimony, enmity, strife, dissension, disharmony, quarrelling, feuding. ANTONYMS agreement. 2 her contention is that this event was the result of a conspiracy: argument, claim, plea, submission, allegation; opinion, stand, position, view, belief, thesis, hypothesis, case, postulation; declaration, assertion, affirmation, pronouncement, announcement, statement. PHRASES in contention he is in contention for a first-team place: in competition, competing, contesting, contending, challenging, vying; striving, struggling, tussling, grappling, battling, fighting, warring.

contentious

contentious adjective 1 the contentious issue of abortion: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contended, open to question /debate, moot, vexed; ambivalent, equivocal, unsure, uncertain, unresolved, undecided, unsettled, borderline; rare controvertible. 2 a contentious debate: heated, vehement, fierce, violent, intense, impassioned, committed. 3 contentious people. See quarrelsome.

contentment

contentment noun he found contentment in living a basic life: contentedness, content, satisfaction, fulfilment; happiness, pleasure, cheerfulness, gladness, gratification; ease, comfort, restfulness, well-being, peace, equanimity, serenity, tranquillity, placidity, placidness, repletion, complacency; archaic self-content.

contest

contest noun |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 a boxing contest: competition, match, tournament, game, meet; event, trial, bout, heat, fixture, tie, race. 2 a leadership contest: struggle, conflict, confrontation, collision, clash, battle, fight, combat, tussle, skirmish, duel, race. ▶verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 he made known his intention to contest the seat: compete for, contend for, vie for, challenge for, fight for, fight over, battle for, struggle for, tussle for; try to win, try for, go for, throw one's hat in the ring. 2 the elections were contested by fifteen parties: compete in, contend in, fight in, battle in, enter, take part in, be a competitor in, participate in, put one's name down for, go in for. 3 we contested the decision vigorously: oppose, object to, challenge, dispute, take a stand against, resist, defy, strive /struggle against, take issue with; question, call into question, doubt; litigate. ANTONYMS agree with. 4 those conclusions which are not based on published research need to be contested: debate, argue about, dispute, quarrel over.

contestant

contestant noun competitor, participant, player, contender, candidate, aspirant, entrant; rival, opponent, adversary, antagonist.

context

context noun 1 the historical context out of which the novel arose: circumstances, conditions, surroundings, factors, state of affairs; situation, environment, milieu, setting, background, backdrop, scene; climate, atmosphere, ambience, mood, feel. 2 the quote taken out of context trivializes a dreadful crime: frame of reference, contextual relationship; text, subject, theme, topic.

Duden Dictionary

Conte

Con te Substantiv, maskulin , der |C o nte |der Conte; Genitiv: des Conte, Conti italienisch conte < lateinisch comes, Comes a (etwa dem Titel »Graf « entsprechender ) hoher italienischer Adelstitel b Träger des Titels Conte a

Conte

Conte Substantiv, feminin Literaturwissenschaft , die |kõːt |die Conte; Genitiv: der Conte, Plural: die Contes französisch conte, zu: conter = erzählen < lateinisch computare = zusammenrechnen (zwischen Roman und Novelle einzuordnende ) Form der Erzählung in der französischen Literatur

Conteben

Con te ben Eigenname Medizin , das ® |Conteb e n |das Conteben; des Contebens Kunstwort ein Tuberkuloseheilmittel

Contenance

Con te nance Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |kõtəˈnãːs |die Contenance; Genitiv: der Contenance französisch contenance < lateinisch continentia = das Ansichhalten; Mäßigung Fassung, Haltung (in einer schwierigen Lage ) die Contenance wahren | jemanden aus der Contenance bringen

Content

Con tent Substantiv, maskulin EDV , der |C o ntent |der Content; Genitiv: des Contents, Plural: die Contents englisch content = Inhalt, zu lateinisch contentum, Kontentivverband qualifizierter Inhalt, Informationsgehalt besonders von Websites

Content-Management

Con tent-Ma nage ment , Con tent ma nage ment Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das Contentmanagement |C o ntent-Management C o ntentmanagement …mænɪdʒmənt …mænɪdʒmənt |das Content-Management; Genitiv: des Content-Managements, Plural: die Content-Managements das Contentmanagement; Genitiv: des Contentmanagements, Plural: die Contentmanagements englisch effektive Speicherung, Verwaltung und Aufbereitung von Dokumenten und Daten

Contentprovider

Con tent pro vi der Substantiv, maskulin , der |C o ntentprovider …prova͜idɐ |der Contentprovider; Genitiv: des Contentproviders, Plural: die Contentprovider englisch Anbieter von Informationen im Internet

Contergan

Con ter gan Eigenname , das ® |Conterg a n |das Contergan; Genitiv: des Contergans Kunstwort Handelsname für ein Schlafmittel mit dem Wirkstoff Thalidomid

Contes

Con tes |C o ntes |Plural von Conte

Contessa

Con tes sa Substantiv, feminin , die |Cont e ssa |die Contessa; Genitiv: der Contessa, Plural: die Contessen italienisch contessa < mittellateinisch comitissa, zu lateinisch comes, Comes weibliche Form zu Conte

Contessina

Con tes si na Substantiv, feminin , die |Contess i na |die Contessina; Genitiv: der Contessina, Plural: die Contessinas italienischer Adelstitel ungefähr der Komtesse entsprechend

Contest

Con test Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |C o ntest |der Contest; Genitiv: des Contest [e ]s, Plural: die Contests und Conteste englisch contest < älter französisch contest, zu lateinisch contestari = (einen Prozess ) in Gang bringen Wettbewerb (z. B. im Bereich der Unterhaltungsmusik )

French Dictionary

conte

conte n. m. nom masculin Court récit de fiction destiné à distraire. : Un conte de fées. Le Petit Chaperon rouge est un conte de Perrault.

contemplateur

contemplateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui contemple.

contemplatif

contemplatif , ive adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui se plaît dans la méditation, dans un état mystique où l ’âme se détache de tout pour se concentrer sur Dieu. : Une religieuse contemplative. Un ordre contemplatif. nom masculin et féminin : Une contemplative.

contemplation

contemplation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de regarder attentivement et d ’admirer. : La contemplation d ’un beau paysage. SYNONYME observation . 2 État mystique, méditation où l ’âme se concentre sur Dieu.

contempler

contempler v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Considérer attentivement et admirer. : Les enfants contemplent la mer. SYNONYME observer . 2 littéraire Être absorbé par la méditation. 1 Se regarder avec attention. : Ils se sont contemplés d ’un air ahuri. 2 S ’admirer. : Ces jeunes filles se contemplent dans la glace. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Elle s ’est contemplée dans le miroir avec étonnement. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Les jumelles se sont contemplé le visage. aimer

contemporain

contemporain , aine adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Qui est de la même époque que. : Jean Lesage et René Lévesque étaient contemporains. Note Syntaxique L ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition de. René Lévesque était contemporain de Jean Lesage. 2 Qui appartient au temps présent. : Maman préfère la musique classique à la musique contemporaine. SYNONYME actuel ; aujourd ’hui . ANTONYME ancien ; futur .

contemporanéité

contemporanéité n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est contemporain. SYNONYME actualité ; modernité .

contenance

contenance n. f. nom féminin Capacité. : La contenance d ’une bouteille. LOCUTIONS Faire bonne contenance. Conserver la maîtrise de soi. : Annie a fait bonne contenance devant ses camarades. Perdre contenance. Perdre son calme, son assurance.

contenant

contenant n. m. nom masculin Ce qui contient. : Le contenant et le contenu. Un contenant de deux litres. SYNONYME récipient .

conteneur

conteneur n. m. nom masculin Caisse métallique destinée au transport des marchandises. : Il a loué un conteneur (et non un *container ).

contenir

contenir v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Avoir la capacité de. : Cette bouteille contient trois litres. 2 Comprendre. : Ce dictionnaire contient 1800 pages. SYNONYME comporter ; inclure . 3 Être composé de. : Ce sol contient de l ’argile. verbe pronominal Se maîtriser. : Il n ’a pas réussi à se contenir et l ’a insulté. SYNONYME calmer . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’est contenue avec facilité. venir

content

content , ente adj. adjectif Satisfait de son sort. : Ève est contente, car elle s ’en va faire du ski demain. SYNONYME heureux ; ravi . LOCUTION Avoir son content. Être comblé, satisfait.

contentement

contentement n. m. nom masculin État d ’une personne contente. : Son contentement faisait plaisir à voir. SYNONYME satisfaction .

contenter

contenter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Satisfaire. : Ces résultats les ont contentés. SYNONYME combler ; ravir . verbe pronominal Se borner à. : Je me contenterai d ’une glace. SYNONYME accommoder ; satisfaire . Note Syntaxique À la forme pronominale, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont contentés de les saluer. aimer

contentieux

contentieux , ieuse adj. et n. m. adjectif Litigieux. : Des affaires contentieuses. nom masculin Service d ’une entreprise, d ’un organisme qui s ’occupe des affaires litigieuses. Note Technique Le (service du ) contentieux ne s ’occupe que des affaires litigieuses, alors que le service juridique se charge de toutes les questions relatives au droit.

contenu

contenu , ue adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui se maîtrise. : Une rage contenue. nom masculin 1 Ce qui est dans un contenant. : Le contenu d ’une tasse. 2 Substance. : Quel est le contenu du message?

conter

conter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Faire un récit d ’une façon agréable. : On a conté à Fanny l ’histoire de la Belle au bois dormant. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les verbes suivants: • narrer, faire un récit relativement long; • rapporter, faire un récit authentique; • relater, rapporter un fait historique. 2 Raconter pour tromper. : Conter des mensonges. LOCUTIONS Conter des peurs. québécisme familier Raconter des histoires invraisemblables. Conter fleurette. Faire la cour. aimer

contestable

contestable adj. adjectif Qui peut être contesté, remis en question. : Des propos contestables.

contestataire

contestataire n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui remet en cause l ’ordre social. : Ces contestataires manifestent leur opposition.

contestation

contestation n. f. nom féminin 1 Refus systématique de l ’ordre social. 2 Débat, controverse. Note Technique L ’expression sans contestation s ’écrit au singulier.

conteste (sans)

conteste (sans ) loc. adv. locution adverbiale Incontestablement. : Il sera lauréat sans conteste.

contester

contester v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Refuser de reconnaître un fait, un droit, une opinion. : Cette décision est très contestée. Nous avons contesté ce choix. SYNONYME critiquer ; discuter . verbe intransitif Faire de la contestation. : Ces étudiants sont toujours prêts à contester. Note Syntaxique 1 ° À la forme affirmative, le verbe se construit avec le mode subjonctif. Ils contestent que l ’entreprise ait pris les mesures nécessaires. 2 ° À la forme négative ou interrogative, le verbe peut se construire avec le subjonctif, l ’indicatif ou le conditionnel. Je ne conteste pas que le directeur soit équitable. 3 ° L ’emploi du mode indicatif est fréquent lorsqu ’on veut exprimer un fait certain, tandis que le conditionnel sert à exprimer une possibilité. Elle ne conteste pas que ce serait la solution la plus facile. aimer

conteur

conteur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui raconte bien. : Grand-papa est un bon conteur.

contexte

contexte n. m. nom masculin Situation globale. : Le contexte économique. Il importe de replacer ce commentaire dans son contexte. Une citation hors contexte. SYNONYME environnement .

contextualisation

contextualisation n. f. nom féminin Action de situer dans son contexte. SYNONYME mise en contexte .

contextualiser

contextualiser v. tr. verbe transitif Situer un fait donné dans son contexte, c ’est-à -dire en précisant les circonstances dans lesquelles il s ’insère. : Il importe de contextualiser cette citation pour mieux en comprendre la portée. SYNONYME mettre en contexte . aimer

contextuel

contextuel , elle adj. adjectif Relatif au contexte. : Des données contextuelles.

Spanish Dictionary

contemplación

contemplación nombre femenino 1 Observación atenta y detenida de una realidad, especialmente cuando es tranquila y placentera :la contemplación del arte; la contemplación silenciosa de la naturaleza .2 Reflexión serena, detenida, profunda e íntima sobre la divinidad, sus atributos y los misterios de la fe :los cartujos dedican buena parte del día a la contemplación .3 contemplaciones nombre femenino plural Actitud exageradamente complaciente, atenta y condescendiente con una persona para que esté contenta o para que no se enfade :no se ha andado con contemplaciones cuando ha tenido que regañarlo .SINÓNIMO miramiento .

contemplador, -ra

contemplador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que contempla :la creación artística puede trascender la realidad visible y transmitir al contemplador la emoción estética .

contemplar

contemplar verbo transitivo 1 Observar con atención, interés y detenimiento una realidad, especialmente cuando es tranquila y placentera o cuando se hace con pasividad :con las manos sobre la baranda contempla su extensión; yo cerraba los ojos y, en la oscuridad de mis párpados, te contemplaba; de soslayo contempla a los vagabundos sin glamour de la gran ciudad .2 Reflexionar serena, detenida, profunda e íntimamente sobre la divinidad, sus atributos y los misterios de la fe .3 Reflexionar con atención y detenimiento para formar una opinión sobre algo :contempla la posibilidad de cambiar de casa; el partido no contempla a corto plazo ninguna reforma constitucional .SINÓNIMO considerar .4 Tomar en consideración o hacer referencia a algo :la ley no contempla esta posibilidad .5 Tener una actitud exageradamente complaciente, atenta y condescendiente con una persona para que esté contenta o para que no se enoje .

contemplativo, -va

contemplativo, -va adjetivo 1 Que observa con atención y detenimiento una realidad, especialmente de forma tranquila y placentera .2 Que reflexiona con serenidad, detenimiento y profundidad sobre la divinidad, sus atributos y los misterios de la fe :religioso contemplativo; beatitud contemplativa; una religiosidad íntima y contemplativa .

contemporáneamente

contemporáneamente adverbio Al mismo tiempo, en la misma época :Venecia consigue en el siglo xvi mantener su esplendor y produce, contemporáneamente al panorama crispado del manierismo del resto de Italia, un arte de fuerza serena y equilibrada .

contemporaneidad

contemporaneidad nombre femenino Circunstancia de ser una cosa o una persona contemporánea de otra :la contemporaneidad de dos obras de arte; el descubrimiento y la valoración del Greco alcanza su máximo éxito en contemporaneidad estricta con los movimientos expresionistas de nuestro siglo .

contemporáneo, -nea

contemporáneo, -nea adjetivo 1 Que existe al mismo tiempo que otra cosa, que pertenece a la misma época que ella :las piezas se hallaron en una fortaleza elevada y son contemporáneas del reinado de Argantonio .SINÓNIMO coetáneo .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que vive en la misma época que otra persona o en la época en la que se produce un suceso que se menciona :Góngora fue contemporáneo de Quevedo; la importancia cultural de la imprenta fue algo que se vio a posteriori y que los contemporáneos tardaron algunos años en descubrir .SINÓNIMO coetáneo .3 adjetivo Que existe en la época actual, que pertenece al presente :arte contemporáneo; la Venezuela contemporánea .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que vive en la época actual, en el presente :el libro constituye una interesante divulgación de la obra de los escritores contemporáneos; muchos contemporáneos olvidan que epidémicos o inmundos, exactamente igual que los actuales toxicómanos, fueron considerados también los cristianos . VÉASE Edad Contemporánea .

contemporización

contemporización nombre femenino formal Acomodo al gusto o a la voluntad de otra persona con algún fin, generalmente para evitar un enfrentamiento .

contemporizador, -ra

contemporizador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 formal [persona ] Que contemporiza :se comportó con extremada dureza ante un árbitro contemporizador .2 adjetivo formal Que tiene las características que se consideran propias de la persona que contemporiza :la precariedad política aconsejaba una actitud contemporizadora .

contemporizar

contemporizar verbo intransitivo formal Acomodarse al gusto o la voluntad de otra persona con algún fin, generalmente para evitar un enfrentamiento :mis padres me enseñaron a ser afable y a contemporizar; como a un Sansón, cortada su melena, su cuasi desnudez le ha reducido a un pelele cobarde e indefenso, que en vano trata de contemporizar con los asaltantes .SINÓNIMO temporizar . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

contención

contención nombre femenino 1 Acción de contener o contenerse :se mantuvo una política de contención .2 Cualidad de los sentimientos, pasiones o impulsos contenidos o refrenados :durante la primera mitad del siglo, las composiciones de todos los géneros se mueven con una cierta contención y sencillez .SINÓNIMO continencia .3 Actitud de la persona comedida, seria y reservada en su manera de hablar :le faltó contención a la hora de hablar .

contencioso, -sa

contencioso, -sa adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [asunto ] Que es motivo de disputa entre dos partes :el consorcio no puede resolver el contencioso de las familias desalojadas .2 [asunto ] Que es objeto de litigio . VÉASE recurso contencioso administrativo .

contender

contender verbo intransitivo 1 Enfrentarse [dos personas ] entre sí para imponer su voluntad o conseguir algo :las dos naciones contendieron en la batalla .2 Luchar entre sí [varias personas, animales o cosas que aspiran a un mismo objetivo o a la superioridad en algo ]:los equipos contendían por vez primera para ganar el título .SINÓNIMO competir, rivalizar .3 Discutir [dos o más personas ] sobre uno o varios temas exponiendo sus ideas y defendiendo sus opiniones e intereses :varios científicos contendieron en el debate sobre las nuevas tecnologías .SINÓNIMO debatir .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín contendere ‘tensar ’, ‘disparar ’, ‘luchar ’, derivado de tendere ‘tender, desplegar ’. De la familia etimológica de tender (V.). Conjugación [28 ] como entender .

contendiente

contendiente adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que contiende con otra persona :los ejércitos contendientes han acordado una tregua; los dos contendientes se conforman con el empate .

contenedor, -ra

contenedor, -ra adjetivo 1 Que contiene :su perfil quedó inserto difusamente en una vitrina contenedora de una colección de trajes de luces .2 nombre masculino Recipiente metálico o de otro material resistente, de gran tamaño y provisto de enganches para facilitar su manejo que se usa para depositar las basuras en las calles :un contenedor de vidrio; muchas ciudades ya han emprendido campañas para acostumbrar a los ciudadanos a separar los distintos tipos de desechos y arrojarlos en distintos contenedores .SINÓNIMO container .3 Recipiente metálico grande y recuperable, de tipos y dimensiones normalizados internacionalmente y provisto de ganchos o argollas para facilitar su carga y descarga mediante grúas, que sirve para transportar mercancías a grandes distancias :atracó en el puerto un buque cargado con contenedores .SINÓNIMO container .4 Recipiente metálico, de fácil transporte en camiones especiales, en el que se echan los escombros de las obras .ETIMOLOGÍA Calco del inglés container (V.).

contener

contener verbo transitivo 1 Tener [una cosa ] dentro de sí otra que se expresa :la colección contiene cien obras; las tinajas contienen vino; el presente libro contiene las opiniones de distintos artistas sobre el arte actual; las pruebas demuestran que el agua contiene niveles muy bajos de radiación .2 Suspender o impedir el desarrollo de un proceso :contener los progresos de una invasión .3 Impedir que una persona o cosa avance o progrese :el gobierno ha asegurado que inmediatamente pondrá en marcha medidas que contengan la inflación; en los territorios fronterizos, se trataba de contener a los bárbaros .4 Impedir que un sentimiento, un estado de ánimo o un impulso se muestre o se exprese abiertamente :contener el llanto; contener la rabia; contener una pasión .SINÓNIMO reprimir .5 contenerse verbo pronominal Esforzarse para no expresar abiertamente un sentimiento, un estado de ánimo o un impulso :cuando me contestó así, no sé cómo me contuve y no le dije que se fuera .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín continere ‘mantener unido ’ y de ahí ‘abarcar, comprender ’. De la familia etimológica de tener (V.). Conjugación [87 ] como tener .

contenido, -da

contenido, -da adjetivo 1 [persona ] Que se contiene o que no expresa abiertamente sus sentimientos, estados de ánimo o impulsos :tiene un carácter irascible y poco sociable, pero en la reunión estuvo muy contenido .2 Que se contiene o reprime, o no se expresa abiertamente :una sonrisa contenida; rencor contenido .3 nombre masculino Cosa contenida en otra :el contenido de un vaso; el contenido de un cofre; vierta el contenido del sobre en la olla y mézclelo bien con la salsa de tomate; el contenido de los bidones es tóxico .4 Tema o argumento de una obra o escrito :el contenido de una novela; el contenido de una película; disfrutó de una dependencia directa de la corona y de unos estatutos con contenidos avanzados para su época .5 Conjunto de temas, actuaciones, etc. , que se tratan y desarrollan en un programa de radio o televisión :el director de la corporación ha decidido aumentar la oferta de programas con contenido cultural .6 ling Significado de un signo lingüístico o de un enunciado :el contenido del signo lingüístico se opone a la expresión .

contenta

contenta nombre femenino 1 Propina con que se contenta a alguien .2 Certificado de solvencia que se da a los oficiales de cargo de los buques al cesar en su cometido .

contentadizo, -za

contentadizo, -za adjetivo [persona ] Que es fácil de contentar .

contentamiento

contentamiento nombre masculino Contento (alegría ):su bondad no era un contentamiento feliz, sino un disfraz para ocultar una timidez .

contentar

contentar verbo transitivo 1 Satisfacer un deseo, una ilusión o una necesidad :aquel plan perfecto, que nos contentaba a todos y ya parecía haber adquirido carta de naturaleza en nuestras vidas, falló .2 Hacer lo necesario para que una persona esté contenta o no se disguste :los analistas diplomáticos coinciden en afirmar que lo que se pretende es contentar a los gobiernos occidentales para que levanten las sanciones económicas .3 contentarse verbo pronominal Aceptar de buen grado la cosa que se expresa, especialmente cuando no es perfecta o no satisface completamente un deseo, ilusión o necesidad :si no pagan las horas extras, nos contentamos con que nos den días de fiesta .

contento, -ta

contento, -ta adjetivo 1 Que está alegre, feliz y satisfecho :estoy muy contento con el examen que he hecho; se puso muy contento al verla, ella también parecía estarlo .2 Que está satisfecho o conforme con lo que tiene u obtiene :ya verá usted como queda contento de mi trabajo; estaba muy contenta con su nueva casa, más amplia y nueva que la anterior; si te habla, date por contento; el entrenador se mostró contento con el juego de su equipo pese al resultado .3 Que está ligeramente borracho :iba un poco contento .SINÓNIMO alegre, achispado .4 nombre masculino Alegría, felicidad, satisfacción :el acuerdo de paz ha sido recibido con gran contento por la comunidad internacional; se ha presentado una novedad que llenará de contento a los numerosos lectores de Marguerite Yourcenar .SINÓNIMO contentamiento .ANTÓNIMO descontento .no contento con Expresión que introduce algo negativo que se ve agravado con lo dicho en la oración principal :no contento con repeler el ataque, salió tras sus atacantes con un cuchillo en la mano .

conteo

conteo nombre masculino Amér Recuento de cosas, como votos, objetos, personas, etc. :ya están los resultados del conteo de los votos .

contera

contera nombre femenino 1 Pieza de un material resistente que se pone en el extremo inferior de un bastón, paraguas, etc. , para protegerlo .2 Cosa pequeña que se pone en algo para rematarlo .

conterráneo, -nea

conterráneo, -nea adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de la misma tierra o país que otro .SINÓNIMO coterráneo .

contertulio, -lia

contertulio, -lia nombre masculino y femenino Persona que participa en la misma tertulia que otras :explicó a su contertulio cómo se realizó el proceso de reestructuración industrial .

contesta

contesta nombre femenino Amér Respuesta que se da a una pregunta, escrito u opinión contraria :te vas a ir con esta carta a lo de mi amigo y esperas la contesta .SINÓNIMO contestación .

contestación

contestación nombre femenino 1 Acción de contestar .SINÓNIMO respuesta .2 Enunciados orales o escritos con que se contesta :el caso está denunciado pero de momento no han recibido ninguna contestación; me comunican que consulte en otra entidad y ahí me darán contestación .SINÓNIMO respuesta .3 Polémica, oposición o protesta, en ocasiones violenta, contra lo establecido :la contestación de los jóvenes del 68 .contestación a la demanda der Escrito en que la persona demandada en juicio opone excepciones o defensas a la acción del demandante .

contestador, -ra

contestador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que contesta .2 nombre masculino Aparato electrónico conectado al teléfono que permite a la persona que llama dejar mensajes cuando el receptor no descuelga el auricular para que este los pueda escuchar posteriormente :le dejé mensaje en el contestador diciéndole que iríamos .También contestador automático o contestador telefónico .

contestar

contestar verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo 1 Dar [una persona ] una información, de forma oral o escrita, en relación con la pregunta, la petición o la demanda que alguien le hace :si te preguntan, no contestes nada; contestó a sus cartas; se limitó únicamente a dar lectura al escrito, sin contestar ninguna pregunta a propósito del mismo; si no se está seguro de la respuesta, es mejor no contestar a la ligera .SINÓNIMO responder .2 verbo intransitivo Realizar [una persona ] una acción en respuesta a alguien que llama a la puerta, al teléfono, etc .SINÓNIMO responder .3 Oponer [una persona ] objeciones o inconvenientes a algo que se le manda o indica .SINÓNIMO responder .4 Adoptar una actitud polémica, de oposición o crítica, en ocasiones de protesta, contra lo establecido .

contestatario, -ria

contestatario, -ria adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que polemiza, se opone o protesta, a veces brusca o violentamente, contra algo establecido :buena parte de los jóvenes contestatarios de los años sesenta encontraron en la película algo así como un manifiesto generacional; al final se mandó que detuvieran a los dos contestatarios .2 adjetivo Que es propio o característico de estas personas :actitud contestataria; movimiento contestatario; conciencia contestataria .

conteste

conteste adjetivo formal Que dice lo mismo que otro sin discrepar en nada :los testigos estuvieron contestes con el contenido del testamento .

contestón, -tona

contestón, -tona adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino coloquial [persona ] Que contesta o replica de forma sistemática y, generalmente, de malos modos, en lugar de obedecer o de hacer lo que se le pide .SINÓNIMO respondón .

contexto

contexto nombre masculino 1 Conjunto de circunstancias que rodean una situación y sin las cuales no se puede comprender correctamente :el contexto histórico y social incide sobre los significados de la obra literaria .2 Conjunto de elementos lingüísticos que incluyen, preceden o siguen a una palabra u oración y que pueden determinar su significado o su correcta interpretación :el verbo ‘cantar ’ tiene dos significados distintos en estos dos contextos: ‘el tenor cantó ’ o ‘el detenido cantó ’.ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín contextus ‘trabazón ’, ‘encadenamiento ’ especialmente aplicado al discurso, derivado de texere ‘tejer ’. De la familia etimológica de tejer (V.).

contextual

contextual adjetivo Del contexto o relacionado con él :enfoque contextual .

contextualización

contextualización nombre femenino 1 Acción de contextualizar .2 Efecto de contextualizar .

contextualizar

contextualizar verbo transitivo Poner en un determinado contexto :la situación social del individuo enmarca y contextualiza al personaje en la narración . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

contextura

contextura nombre femenino 1 Forma en que están dispuestas las partes de un todo y que se percibe por la vista y el tacto :la contextura leñosa de un tejido; vestía una malla de contextura homogénea y elástica .2 Estructura y disposición de las partes de una cosa :el juego permitió a los distintos participantes un protagonismo de muy variada contextura .3 Conjunto de caracteres o rasgos que configuran la estructura corporal de una persona o animal :el ganador fue un caballo de contextura esbelta y estilizada; es un hombre de contextura fuerte .

contexturar

contexturar verbo transitivo Acreditar mediante el uso de textos .Conjug. [11 ] como actuar .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contemplate

con tem plate /kɑ́ntəmplèɪt, -tem- |kɔ́n -/ (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖con (しっかりと ) temple (占いのため観察 ) ate (する )〗動詞～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -plating 他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈物事〉を熟考する , じっくり考える (consider ); …を意図する , もくろむ ; «…しよう » と思う «do ing » ▸ He contemplated how to approach the problem .彼はどうやってその問題に取り組もうかじっくり考えた ▸ It's impossible to contemplate a society without electricity .電気のない社会を考えることは不可能である ▸ I am contemplating becoming a surgeon .私は外科医になろうと思っています 2 〈人が〉〈人物〉をじっと見つめる , 凝視する ▸ He was contemplating his reflection in the mirror .彼は鏡に映る自分の姿をじっと見ていた 3 …を予想 [予期 ]する .自動詞沈思する , じっくり考える .

contemplation

con tem pla tion /kɑ̀ntəmpléɪʃ (ə )n, -tem- |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U 1 熟考, じっくり考えること ; 瞑想（めいそう）.2 凝視, じっと見ること .3 もくろみ, 意図 .4 予期, 見込み .

contemplative

con tem pla tive /kəntémplətɪv, kɑ́ntəmplèɪt -/ (! 名詞で /--́-- /, 形容詞で /-́--̀ -/と区別する話者もある ) 形容詞熟考 [熟慮 ]する ; 凝視する ; 瞑想（めいそう）にふける .名詞 C ｟かたく｠(宗教的に )瞑想する人 (!修道士 [女 ]などをさす ) .

contemplator

c ó n tem pl à tor 名詞 C 熟考 [沈思 ]する人 .

contemporaneity

con tem po ra ne i ty /kəntèmp (ə )rəní (ː )əti /名詞 U 同時性 ; 同時代 .

contemporaneous

con tem po ra ne ous /kəntèmpəréɪniəs /形容詞｟かたく｠〈2つの事件状態が〉同時に起こる [存在する ]; «…と » 同時代の «with » .～ly 副詞同時に ; 同時代に .

contemporary

con tem po rar y /kəntémpərèri |-p (ə )r (ə )ri / (! 強勢は第2音節; ｟くだけて｠では /-témpri /) 〖temporary (時 )をcon (共に )過ごすこと〗形容詞通例比較なし 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗現代の , 当代の (modern ) (!(1 )芸術や社会的事柄に関して用いる. (2 )｟くだけて｠ではveryやmoreに修飾されることがある ) ▸ contemporary poems [music ]現代詩 [音楽 ]▸ a number of contemporary issues such as environmental problems 環境問題のような数多くの現代的な問題 2 〈人物が〉 «…と » 同時代の , 同時代に存在する ; 同年輩の «with » ▸ This writer was contemporary with Picasso and Renoir .この作家はピカソやルノアールと同時代の人物だった名詞複 -ies /-z /C 〖通例 -ies 〗 «…と » 同時代の人 ; 同年輩の人 «of » ▸ the French chemist Louis Pasteur and his contemporaries フランスの化学者ルイパスツールと彼と同時代の化学者たち

contempt

con tempt /kəntém (p )t /〖con (ひどく )tempt (軽蔑（けいべつ）する )〗名詞 U 1 a. 〖時に a ～〗【人事物に対する】軽蔑 , 侮蔑 , さげすみ «for » ▸ I have nothing but contempt for you .私はあなたに軽蔑以外何も感じない ▸ look at A with contempt Aを軽蔑した目で見る ▸ I have an utter [a great ] contempt for smokers .私はタバコを吸う人をとても軽蔑する ▸ be beneath contempt 軽蔑にも値しない ▸ hold A in contempt A 〈人〉を軽蔑する .b. 軽蔑されること , 屈辱 (感 ).2 【規則危険などに対する】軽視 , 無視 «for » ▸ in contempt of A Aを無視して [物ともせず ].3 〘法〙(法廷の命令無視による )法廷侮辱罪 (contempt of court ) (!名誉毀損における「侮辱」はinsult ) ▸ hold A in contempt (of court )Aを法廷侮辱罪に問う .

contemptible

con tempt i ble /kəntém (p )təb (ə )l /形容詞｟かたく｠軽蔑（けいべつ）すべき, 卑劣な .con t é mpt i bly 副詞卑劣に .

contemptuous

con temp tu ous /kəntém (p )tʃuəs |-tju- /形容詞 1 〈人が〉 «…に対して » 軽蔑（けいべつ）的な, 軽蔑を示す «of » .2 【危険困難などを】恐れないで, 物ともせず «of » .～ly 副詞軽蔑して, 傲慢（ごうまん）に .

contend

con tend /kənténd /〖con (共に )tend (奮闘する )〗動詞～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈人国などが〉【相手敵困難などと /権力などを求めて】戦う , 争う «with , against /for » ; «…に » 取り組む «with » (!しばしばhave toと共に用いる ) ▸ contend with terrorists テロリストと戦う ▸ I contended with constant diarrhea .私は慢性的な下痢と闘った 2 〈人が〉 «…について » (物事が正しいと )主張する «about , on , over » , «…と » 論争する «with » .他動詞｟かたく｠〖～ that節〗〈人が〉…であると (強く )主張する ▸ The scientists contended that vitamin D might help prevent cancer .科学者たちはビタミンDが癌（がん）を抑制する可能性があると主張した

contender

con t é nd er 名詞 C 競争者 ; 論争をする人 .

content

con tent 1 /kɑ́ntent |kɔ́n -/ (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖containと同源〗(動 )contain 名詞～s /-ts /1 〖～s 〗(容器などの )中身 , 内容物 ▸ The contents of the bag were emptied on the floor .そのかばんの中身が床の上に出された 2 a. U (話考え情報などの )内容 , 中身 ; 趣旨 (↔form ); 〘コンピュ〙コンテンツ〘情報サービスの内容〙▸ These two books are similar in content .この2つの本は似たような内容だ .b. 〖～s 〗(具体的に書かれた )内容, 中身 ▸ the entire contents of the dictionary その辞書のすべての内容 .3 〖～s 〗(本の )項目 , 目次 ▸ a table of contents 目次 ▸ the contents page 目次ページ 4 U 〖名詞の後で〗含有量 ; 〖時に～s 〗容量 , 容積 ▸ the moisture content in the atmosphere 大気の水分含有量～́ an à lysis 内容分析〘情報内容の統計的分析〙.～́ s ins ù rance 物品保険〘家具などの財産にかける保険〙.～́ w ò rd 内容語〘名詞動詞形容詞など, 独立した意味内容を持つ語; ↔function word 〙.

content

con tent 2 /kəntént / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖containと同源; 「感情を抑えられた」＞「満足して」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～〖be ～〗1 【物事に】(ほどほどに )満足して , 甘んじて «with » (↔discontent )▸ Not content with his old computer, he wanted to get a new one .古いコンピュータに満足できず, 彼は新しいのを入手したかった 2 〖be ～ to do 〗喜んで …する , 甘んじて … する ▸ She's content to stay at home with her husband .彼女は夫と家で過ごすことに満足している ▸ Are you content to be a wife and mother? 妻であり母であることに満足していますか 3 ｟英｠(上院で )賛成で (!下院ではaye ) .名詞 1 U ｟文｠充足 .2 C ｟英｠(上院で )賛成投票 (者 ).動詞他動詞 1 〈人物事が〉 «…で » 〈人〉を満足させる «with » (→satisfy 類義 ).2 〖～ oneself 〗〈人が〉 «…に » (ほどほどに )満足する , 甘んじる «with » ▸ He learned to content himself with poor patients .彼は (金にならない )貧乏な患者 (を診ること )で満足するようになった

contented

con tent ed /kənténtɪd /形容詞 more ～; most ～ «…に » 満足した «with » ; 〖be ～ to do 〗喜んで …する (↔discontented )▸ Morris has a contented look on his face .モリスは満足した表情をしている (╳… a content look …としない )▸ Helen is contented with her life .ヘレンは自分の生活に満足している ▸ I am perfectly contented to live in this small town .私はこの小さな町に住むことにすっかり満足している～ly 副詞満足して [そうに ].～ness 名詞

contention

con ten tion /kənténʃ (ə )n /→contend 名詞複～s /-z /1 C ｟かたく｠(議論討論などでの ) «…という » 論点, 主張 , 意見 «that 節 » ▸ I don't support the tobacco industry's contention that cigarettes are not addictive .タバコには中毒性がないというタバコ産業の主張は支持しない 2 U ｟かたく｠論争 , 議論 , 口論 ; 争い , 競争 ▸ There is no contention within our family on that issue .私の家族にはその問題に関し意見の対立はない ▸ consult on issues of contention 論争中の問題に関し会談する 3 U 〘コンピュ〙(通信の )競合 , コンテンション .in cont é ntion ｟かたく｠論争中で [の ]; 【競技などで】競争中で [の ], 勝つ可能性のある «for , in , at » .

contentious

con ten tious /kənténʃəs /形容詞 1 〈問題などが〉議論を呼ぶ, 物議をかもす .2 〈人が〉口論好きの, けんか腰の .3 〘法〙係争 [訴訟 ]の .～ly 副詞～ness 名詞

contentment

con tent ment /kənténtmənt /名詞 U ｟かたく｠満足 (していること ); 幸福感 (happiness )▸ I can find contentment in a good book .よい本を読むと幸せになる ▸ sigh with contentment 安堵（あんど）のため息をつく

contest

con test /kɑ́ntest |kɔ́n -/ (!名詞と動詞で発音強勢が異なるので注意 ) 〖con (共に ) test 1 (証明する )〗名詞複～s /-ts /C 1 競争, 競技 , コンテスト ▸ enter [win ] the costume contest 仮装コンテストに参加 [で優勝 ]する ▸ prepare for a speech contest スピーチコンテストの準備をする 2 «…の間の /…との /…を求めての » (権力 )争い , 闘争 ; 論争 , 論戦 «between /against , with /for » ▸ a close contest 接戦, 互角の戦い ▸ a post-election leadership contest 選挙後の主導権争い n ò c ó ntest ｟主に話くだけて｠〖be ～〗(片方が強すぎて )勝負にならない ; 〖副詞的に; 文修飾〗文句なしに .pl è ad no c ó ntest 〘法〙(裁判で )【罪訴えについて】争わないと申し立てる «to » .動詞 /kəntést /他動詞｟かたく｠1 (正式に )〈決定意見など〉に反論する ; …について論争する (dispute )▸ contest the charges at trial 裁判で容疑に異議を申し立てる ▸ a hotly contested issue 激しく論争されている問題 2 ｟主に英報道｠(スポーツ選挙で )〈賞議席地位など〉を得ようと争う ; 〈試合選挙など〉を戦う ▸ These seats will be contested again on May 2nd .これらの議席は5月2日に再び争われることになっている自動詞競争する ; 論争する .～a ble 形容詞争われる, 論争される .

contestant

con test ant /kəntést (ə )nt /名詞 C 1 (競技会コンテストなどへの )出場者, 参加者, 競争者 .2 (選挙結果への )異議申立人 .

context

con text /kɑ́ntekst |kɔ́n -/〖con (共に )text (織ること )〗名詞複～s /-ts /U C 1 (事件情報などの )背景 , 状況 , 環境 ▸ discuss global warming in the context of fossil-fuel use 化石燃料利用との関連で地球温暖化について議論する ▸ put the event in the social context その事件を社会的背景の中にいれて考える 2 (理解の助けになる )文の前後関係 , コンテクスト , 文脈 , 脈絡 ▸ learn a word in context 語を文脈の中で覚える ▸ a phrase taken completely out of context 文脈を全く無視して取り出された一節 in th ì s [th à t ] cont é xt この [その ]ような文脈 [状況 ]の中では .

contextual

con tex tu al /kɑntékstʃuəl |kəntékstju (ə )l /形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗前後関係の [による ], 背景的な ; 文脈上の, 文脈からの .～ly 副詞前後関係から見て ; 文脈上 .