Contemn
Contemnv.t.to despise, scorn, neglect, defy
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A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1806.
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Contemner
Contemnern.a despiser, scorner, scoffer, defies
Contemper
Contemper, or Contemperatev.t.to moderate
Contemperament
Contemperamentn.the degree of any quality
Contemperation
Contemperationn.the act of tempering, proportion
Contemplate
Contemplatev.to muse, meditate, study
Contemplation
Contemplationn.meditation, study, though
Contemplative
Contemplativea.studious, thoughtful, serious
Contemplatively
Contemplativelyad.thoughtfully, attentively
Contemplativeness
Contemplativenessn.a contemplative state
Contemplator
Contemplatorn.one who employed in study, a student
Contemporary
Contemporaryn.one who lives in the same age
Contemporary (2)
Contemporary, or Contemporaneousa.existing at the same time, (better written cotemporary)
Contemporise
Contemporisev.t.to place in the same age, ob.
Contempt
Contemptn.hatred of a mean object, without anger, envy or fear
Contemptible
Contemptiblea.deserving contempt, pitiful
Contemptibleness
Contemptiblenessn.meanness, lowness, vileness
Contemptibly
Contemptiblyad.meanly, pittifully, wretchedly
Contemptuous
Contemptuousa.scornfulness, haughtiness
Contend
Contendv.to strive, vie, contest, dispute
Contended
Contendedpa.striven, contested, disputed
Contendent
Contendentn.an antagonist, opponent, ob.
Contender
Contendern.a combatant, champion, hero
Content
Contenta.satisfied, pleased, easy, willing, ready
Content (2)
Contentv.t.to satisfy, please, gratify, pacify
Content (3)
Contentn.satisfaction, ease, contentment
Contentation
Contentationn.satisfaction, ease, contentment