Webster's Dictionary 1913

6697

Conformableness

Con‐form″a‐ble‐ness (?), n. The quality of being conformable; conformability.

6698

Conformably

Con‐form″a‐bly, adv. With conformity or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.Conformably to the law and nature of God.Bp. Beveridge.

6699

Conformance

Con‐form″ance (?), n. Conformity. Marston.

6700

Conformate

Con‐form″ate (?), a. [L. conformatus, p. p. See Conform.] Having the same form.

6701

Conformation

Con′for‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. conformatio: cf. F. conformation.] 1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties o...

6702

Conformator

Con″for‐ma′tor (?), n. An apparatus for taking the conformation of anything, as of the head for fitting a hat, or, in craniometry, finding the largest horizontal area of the head.

6703

Conformer

Con‐form″er (?), n. One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or doctrines.

6704

Conformist

Con‐form″ist, n. One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist....

6705

Conformity

Con‐form″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Conformities (#). [Cf. F. conformité.] 1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; — followed by to, with, or b...

6706

Confortation

Con′for‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. confortation, LL. confortatio. Cf. Comfort.] The act of strengthening. Bacon.

6707

Confound

Con‐found″ (kŏn‐found″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Confounding.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, -fusum, to pour together; con- + fundere to pour. See Fuse...

6708

Confounded

Con‐found″ed, a. 1. Confused; perplexed.A cloudy and confounded philosopher.Cudworth.2. Excessive; extreme; abominable.He was a most confounded tory.Swift.The tongue of that con...

6709

Confoundedly

Con‐found″ed‐ly, adv. Extremely; odiously; detestably. “Confoundedly sick.” Goldsmith.

6710

Confoundedness

Con‐found″ed‐ness, n. The state of being confounded.Their witty descant of my confoundedness.Milton.

6711

Confounder

Con‐found″er (?), n. One who confounds.

6712

Confract

Con″fract′ (?), a. [L. confractus, p. p. of confringere.] Broken in pieces; severed.

6713

Confragose

Con′fra‐gose″ (?), a. [L. confragosus; con- + fragosus, fr. frangere. See Fragile.] Broken; uneven. “Confragose cataracts.” Evelyn.

6714

Confraternity

Con′fra‐ter″ni‐ty (?), n.; pl.Confraternities (#). [LL. confraternitas: cf. F. confraternité. See Fraternity.] A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some profe...

6715

Confrere

‖Con′frere″ (�), n. Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate.

6716

Confrication

Con′fri‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. confricatio, fr. confricare to rub vigorously.] A rubbing together; friction. Bacon.

6717

Confrier

Con‐fri″er (?), n. [Cf. F. confrère. See Friar.] A confrère. Weever.

6718

Confront

Con‐front″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confronted; p. pr. & vb. n.Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the forehead or front. See Front.] 1. To stand facing or in front of;...

6719

Confrontation

Con′fron‐ta″tion (?), n. [LL. confrontatio.] Act of confronting. H. Swinburne.

6720

Confronté

‖Con′fron′té″ (�), a. [F., p. p. confronter.] (Her.) Same as Affronté.

6721

Confronter

Con‐front″er (?), n. One who confronts.A confronter in authority.Speed.

6722

Confrontment

Con‐front″ment (?), n. The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.

6723

Confrontment (2)

Con‐front″ment (?), n. The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.