contraventions
plural of contravention

contraversion
A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.

contraversions
plural of contraversion

contrectation
The initial stage of the sexual act involving manual contact and tumescence; sexual foreplay.
A touching or handling; manipulation.

contrectations
plural of contrectation

contredanse
A folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other.
The quadrille.
A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

contredanses
plural of contredanse

contrib
Clipping of contribution

contribs
Abbreviation of contributions.
Abbreviation of contributors.

contribution
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
An amount of money given toward something.
The act of contributing.
The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.

contributions
plural of contribution

contributiveness
The quality of being contributive.

contributivity
The quality of being contributive.

contributorship
The role or status of contributor.

contristation
The process of contristing, or making sad.

contristations
plural of contristation

contriteness
The state of being contrite.

contrition
The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
The act of grinding or rubbing to powder.

contritions
plural of contrition

contrivedness
The state or quality of being contrived.

contrivement
contrivance; invented statement; arrangement or plan

contrivements
plural of contrivement

contrivition
contrivance

contrivitions
plural of contrivition

controllabilities
plural of controllability

controllability
The quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.

controllableness
The state of being controllable; the capability of being controlled.

controlledness
The degree to which something is controlled

controllessness
Absence of control.

controllingness
The quality of being controlling.

controlment
Control.

controlments
plural of controlment

contronym
A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).

contronyms
plural of contronym

contronymy
The quality of being a contranym or including contranyms.

controuersie
Obsolete spelling of controversy.

controulment
Obsolete spelling of controlment.

controulments
plural of controulment

controversialism
The tendency to engage in controversy.

controversialisms
plural of controversialism

controversialities
plural of controversiality

controversiality
The quality or state of being controversial.

controversialness
The state or quality of being controversial.

controversies
plural of controversy

controversion
controversy

controversions
plural of controversion

controversy
A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

controvertist
One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.

controvertists
plural of controvertist

contubernium
A type of quasi-marriage between slaves.
A type of small squadron.

contumacies
plural of contumacy

contumaciousness
The property of being contumacious.

contumacities
plural of contumacity

contumacity
Alternative form of contumacy.

contumacy
Disobedience, resistance to authority.

contumeliousness
The state or quality of being contumelious.

contusion
Synonym of bruise.
Synonym of bruising.

contusions
plural of contusion

conule
A small cusp
A conical elevation of the surface of some sponges

conules
plural of conule

conurbation
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

conurbations
plural of conurbation

conusance
Cognizance.

conusances
plural of conusance

conusee
Synonym of cognizee (“one to whom a fine of land was acknowledged”).

conusees
plural of conusee

convalidation
In Roman Catholic canon law, the making of a putative marriage valid following the removal of some impediment.
A ceremony in which a marriage, such as a civil marriage, is made recognized by the church.

convalidations
plural of convalidation

convection
The process of conveying something.
The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.

convections
plural of convection

convenance
conventional propriety

convenances
plural of convenance

convenership
The role or status of a convener.

conveniance
Misspelling of convenience.

convenience
The quality of being convenient.
Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
A convenient time.
Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).

convenienced
simple past and past participle of convenience

conveniences
plural of convenience

conveniencies
plural of conveniency

conveniency
Convenience.

convenientia
agreement
symmetry

convenientness
The state or quality of being convenient.

convenorship
The role or status of convenor.

conventionalisation
Alternative form of conventionalization.

conventionalisations
plural of conventionalisation

conventionalism
Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
A conventional act or constraint.
The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.

conventionalisms
plural of conventionalism

conventionalities
plural of conventionality

conventionality
The state of being conventional.
Something conventional; a convention.

conventionalization
The act or process of rendering something conventional.

conventionalizations
plural of conventionalization

conventioneering
Attending conferences or conventions

conventionism
Support for a convention or assembly.

conventualism
The beliefs and practices of the Conventuals, a Franciscan order.

converb
A non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination.
A verb with a stressed, separable prefix.

converbialization
The formation of a converb from another part of speech (such as a verb or participle).

convergement
The act of converging or coming closer together.

convergence
The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
A meeting place.
The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.
The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.
The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.
A zone where two prevailing wind flows meet and interact, resulting in distinctive weather conditions.

convergences
plural of convergence

convergencies
plural of convergency

convergency
Alternative form of convergence.

conversableness
The state or quality of being conversable.

conversance
The condition of being conversant.

conversances
plural of conversance

conversancies
plural of conversancy

conversancy
The condition of being conversant

conversationalism
Synonym of conversationism.

conversationalisms
plural of conversationalism

conversationalities
plural of conversationality

conversationality
The quality of being conversational.

conversationalization
The adoption of an informal, chatty tone, so as to appear to create an interpersonal relationship with listeners or readers.

conversationalness
The quality of being conversational.

conversationism
A word or phrase used in conversation, generally of informal nature; a colloquialism.

conversationisms
plural of conversationism

conversationlessness
Absence of conversation.

conversazione
A formal gathering where something related to the arts or academia is discussed.
A community social gathering.

conversaziones
plural of conversazione