committedness | (noun) the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | Synonyms: commitment |
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commodious | (adjective) large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense) | Synonyms: convenient |
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commodiousness | (noun) spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building) | Synonyms: capaciousness, roominess, spaciousness |
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commonness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace | Synonyms: commonplaceness, everydayness |
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(noun) sharing of common attributes | Synonyms: commonality |
(noun) the quality of lacking taste and refinement | Synonyms: coarseness, grossness, raunch, vulgarism, vulgarity |
(noun) the state of being that is commonly observed | Synonyms: expectedness |
commonplaceness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace | Synonyms: commonness, everydayness |
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commons | (noun) a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank | Synonyms: commonality, commonalty |
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(noun) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | Synonyms: common, green, park |
(noun) a pasture subject to common use | Synonyms: common land |
communications | (noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) | Synonyms: communication theory |
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communicativeness | (noun) the trait of being communicative | - |
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compactness | (noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: concentration, denseness, density, tightness |
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(noun) the consistency of a compact solid | - |
companionableness | (noun) suitability to be a companion | Synonyms: companionability |
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compass | (noun) navigational instrument for finding directions | - |
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(noun) drafting instrument used for drawing circles | - |
(noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, orbit, range, reach, scope |
(noun) the limit of capability | Synonyms: grasp, range, reach |
(verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: apprehend, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
(verb) travel around, either by plane or ship | Synonyms: circumnavigate |
(verb) bring about; accomplish | - |
compassionateness | (noun) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | Synonyms: compassion |
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compendious | (adjective) briefly giving the gist of something | Synonyms: compact, succinct, summary |
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competitiveness | (noun) an aggressive willingness to compete | Synonyms: fight |
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completeness | (noun) (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system | - |
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(noun) the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed | - |
complexness | (noun) the quality of being intricate and compounded | Synonyms: complexity |
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complicatedness | (noun) puzzling complexity | Synonyms: complication, knottiness, tortuousness |
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complimentariness | (noun) The state or quality of being in the nature of an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect. | - |
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compliments | (noun) (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare | Synonyms: regard, wish |
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composedness | (noun) The state or quality of showing composure. | - |
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compositeness | (noun) the property of being a composite number | - |
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comprehensiveness | (noun) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics | Synonyms: breadth, largeness |
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(noun) completeness over a broad scope | Synonyms: fullness |
compress | (noun) a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) | - |
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(verb) squeeze or press together | Synonyms: compact, constrict, contract, press, squeeze |
(verb) make more compact by or as if by pressing | Synonyms: compact, pack together |
compsognathus | (noun) very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria | - |
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compulsiveness | (noun) the trait of acting compulsively | Synonyms: compulsivity |
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comradeliness | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, chumminess, comradery, comradeship |
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concaveness | (noun) the property possessed by a concave shape | Synonyms: concavity |
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conceitedness | (noun) the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride | Synonyms: conceit, vanity |
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conceivableness | (noun) the state of being conceivable | Synonyms: conceivability |
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conceptus | (noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | Synonyms: embryo, fertilized egg |
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conciseness | (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | Synonyms: concision, pithiness, succinctness |
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conclusiveness | (noun) the quality of being final or definitely settled | Synonyms: decisiveness, finality |
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concreteness | (noun) the quality of being concrete (not abstract) | - |
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concuss | (verb) injure the brain; sustain a concussion | - |
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(verb) shake violently | - |
condescendingness | (noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescension |
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conditions | (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | Synonyms: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition |
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(noun) the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare | - |
(noun) the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | - |
conductress | (noun) a woman conductor | - |
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confess | (verb) confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | Synonyms: fink, squeal |
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(verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | Synonyms: concede, profess |
(verb) confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith | - |
confines | (noun) a bounded scope | - |
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confusedness | (noun) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | Synonyms: confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness |
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congenerous | (adjective) belonging to the same genus | Synonyms: congeneric, congenerical |
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congenialness | (noun) compatibility between persons | Synonyms: congeniality |
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congeries | (noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together | Synonyms: aggregate, conglomeration |
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congius | (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters | Synonyms: gallon, Imperial gallon |
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congratulations | (noun) an expression of approval and commendation | Synonyms: extolment, kudos, praise |
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congress | (noun) the social act of assembling for some common purpose | Synonyms: coming together, meeting |
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(noun) a meeting of elected or appointed representatives | - |
(noun) a national legislative assembly | - |
congruous | (adjective) corresponding in character or kind | Synonyms: congruent |
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(adjective) suitable or appropriate together | - |
congruousness | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruence, congruity |
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coniferous | (adjective) of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves | Synonyms: cone-bearing |
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conjunctivitis | (noun) inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye | Synonyms: pinkeye |
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connectedness | (noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | Synonyms: connection, connexion |
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(noun) the state of being connected | Synonyms: connection, link |
consanguineous | (adjective) related by blood | Synonyms: akin, blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineal, kin |
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conscienceless | (adjective) lacking a conscience | Synonyms: unconscionable |
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conscientious | (adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong | - |
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(adjective) characterized by extreme care and great effort | Synonyms: painstaking, scrupulous |
conscientiousness | (noun) the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience | - |
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(noun) the trait of being painstaking and careful | Synonyms: painstakingness |
conscious | (adjective) knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts | - |
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(adjective) (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something | - |
(adjective) intentionally conceived | Synonyms: witting |
consciousness | (noun) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation | - |
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(noun) having knowledge of | Synonyms: awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness |
consensus | (noun) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | - |
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consentaneous | (adjective) in complete agreement | Synonyms: consentient, unanimous |
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conserves | (noun) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar | Synonyms: conserve, preserve, preserves |
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considerateness | (noun) kind and considerate regard for others | Synonyms: consideration, thoughtfulness |
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conspectus | (noun) an overall summary | - |
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conspicuous | (adjective) obvious to the eye or mind | - |
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(adjective) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | Synonyms: blatant, blazing |
conspicuousness | (noun) high visibility | - |
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(noun) the state of being conspicuous | - |
constructiveness | (noun) the quality of serving to build or improve | - |
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contagious | (adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | Synonyms: catching, communicable, contractable, transmissible, transmittable |
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(adjective) easily diffused or spread as from one person to another | - |
contagiousness | (noun) The state or condition of being contagious, easily transmitted to others. | - |
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contemplativeness | (noun) deep serious thoughtfulness | Synonyms: meditativeness, pensiveness |
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contemporaneous | (adjective) of the same period | Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval |
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(adjective) occurring in the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporary |
contemporaneousness | (noun) the quality of being current or of the present | Synonyms: contemporaneity, modernism, modernity, modernness |
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(noun) the quality of belonging to the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporaneity |
contemporaries | (noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age | Synonyms: coevals, generation |
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contemporariness | (noun) The state or quality of being contemporary, modern, of the present age. | - |
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contemptuous | (adjective) expressing extreme contempt | Synonyms: disdainful, insulting, scornful |
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contemptuousness | (noun) the manifestation of scorn and contempt | - |
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contentedness | (noun) the state of being contented with your situation in life | Synonyms: content |
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contentious | (adjective) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits | Synonyms: combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious |
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(adjective) involving or likely to cause controversy | - |
contentiousness | (noun) an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious | Synonyms: quarrelsomeness |
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contents | (noun) a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start | Synonyms: table of contents |
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(noun) (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something | Synonyms: content |
conterminous | (adjective) being of equal extent or scope or duration | Synonyms: coextensive, coterminous |
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(adjective) connecting without a break; within a common boundary | Synonyms: contiguous |
(adjective) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | Synonyms: adjacent, contiguous, neighboring, neighbouring |
contiguous | (adjective) very close or connected in space or time | Synonyms: immediate |
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(adjective) connecting without a break; within a common boundary | Synonyms: conterminous |
(adjective) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | Synonyms: adjacent, conterminous, neighboring, neighbouring |
contiguousness | (noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching | Synonyms: adjacency, contiguity |
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continuous | (adjective) continuing in time or space without interruption | Synonyms: uninterrupted |
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(adjective) of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity | - |
continuousness | (noun) the quality of something that continues without end or interruption | Synonyms: ceaselessness, incessancy, incessantness |
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contrabass | (adjective) pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range | Synonyms: double-bass |
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(noun) largest and lowest member of the violin family | Synonyms: bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass |
contradictoriness | (noun) the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist | - |
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contrariness | (noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition | Synonyms: crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness |
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(noun) deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline | Synonyms: perverseness, perversity |
contrarious | (adjective) characterized by self-willed opposition | Synonyms: cross-grained |
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contretemps | (noun) an awkward clash | - |
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contriteness | (noun) sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation | Synonyms: attrition, contrition |
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contumacious | (adjective) wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient | - |
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contumelious | (adjective) arrogantly insolent | - |
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conveniences | (noun) things that make you comfortable and at ease | Synonyms: amenities, comforts, creature comforts |
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convexness | (noun) the property possessed by a convex shape | Synonyms: convexity |
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convincingness | (noun) the power of argument or evidence to cause belief | - |
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convolvulus | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus | - |
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coolness | (noun) the property of being moderately cold | Synonyms: chilliness, nip |
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(noun) a lack of affection or enthusiasm | Synonyms: chilliness, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness |
(noun) fearless self-possession in the face of danger | Synonyms: nervelessness |
(noun) calm and unruffled self-assurance | Synonyms: imperturbability, imperturbableness |
cooperativeness | (noun) the trait of being cooperative | Synonyms: amenability, amenableness |
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copious | (adjective) affording an abundant supply | Synonyms: ample, plenteous, plentiful, rich |
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(adjective) large in number or quantity (especially of discourse) | Synonyms: voluminous |
copiousness | (noun) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | Synonyms: abundance, teemingness |
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coralbells | (noun) perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental | Synonyms: Heuchera sanguinea |
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