Webster's Dictionary 1913

7318

Contendress

Con‐tend″ress (?), n. A female contestant.

7319

Contenement

Con‐ten″e‐ment (kŏn‐tĕn″ē̍‐ment), n. [Pref. con- + tenement.] (Law) That which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as ...

7320

Content

Con‐tent″ (kŏn‐tĕnt″), a. [F. content, fr. L. contentus, p. p. of contenire to hold together, restrain. See Contain.] Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited ...

7321

Content (2)

Con″tent (kŏn″tĕnt or kŏn‐tĕnt″; 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...

7322

Content (3)

Con‐tent″ (?), v. t. [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...

7323

Content (4)

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 hear...

7324

Contentation

Con′ten‐ta″tion (?), n. [LL. contentatio.] Content; satisfaction. Bacon.

7325

Contented

Con‐tent″ed (?), a. Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. — Con‐tent″ed‐ly, adv. — Con‐tent″ed‐ness, n.

7326

Contentful

Con‐tent″ful (?), a. Full of content. Barrow.

7327

Contention

Con‐ten″tion (?), n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See Contend.] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.I would my arms could match ...

7328

Contentious

Con‐ten″tious (?), a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.Despotic and contentious ...

7329

Contentless

Con‐tent″less (?), a. [Content + -less.] Discontented; dissatisfied. Shak.

7330

Contently

Con‐tent″ly, adv. In a contented manner.

7331

Contentment

Con‐tent″ment (kŏn‐tĕnt″ment), n. [Cf. F. contentement. See Content, v. t.] 1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.Contentment without external honor is humility....

7332

Contents

Con‐tents (? or?; 277), n. pl. See Content, n.

7333

Conterminable

Con‐ter″mi‐na‐ble (?), a. Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place; conterminous.Love and life not conterminable.Sir H. Wotton.

7334

Conterminal

Con‐ter″mi‐nal (?), a. [LL. conterminalis.] Conterminous.

7335

Conterminant

Con‐ter″mi‐nant (?), a. Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. Lamb.

7336

Conterminate

Con‐ter″mi‐nate (?), a. [L. conterminare to border upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.] Having the same bounds; conterminous. B. Jonson.

7337

Conterminous

Con‐ter″mi‐nous (?), a. [L. conterminus. Cf. Conterminous.] Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous.This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to ...

7338

Conterranean

{ Con′ter‐ra″ne‐an (?), Con′ter‐ra″ne‐ous (?), } a. [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country.] Of or belonging to the same country. Howell.

7339

Contesseration

Con‐tes′ser‐a″tion (?), n. [L. contesseratio, from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens).] An assemblage; a collection; harmonious uni...

7340

Contest

Con‐test″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Contested; p. pr. & vb. n.Contesting.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling ...

7341

Contest (2)

Con‐test″, v. i. 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 ...

7342

Contest (3)

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. Earnes...

7343

Contestable

Con‐test″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. contestable.] Capable of being contested; debatable.

7344

Contestant

Con‐test″ant (?), n. [Cf. F. contestant.] One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.