English dictionary: words starting with cons

Meanings of Cons:

abbreviation

Conservative.

verb

Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

Usage examples:

I conned him into giving me your home number

noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

Usage examples:

The charter is a glossy public relations con

Meanings of Consanguine:

adjective

Another term for consanguineous.

Meanings of Consanguineous:

adjective

Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor.

Usage examples:

Consanguineous marriages may give rise to recessive syndromes

Meanings of Consanguinity:

noun

The fact of being descended from the same ancestor.

Usage examples:

The marriage was annulled on grounds of consanguinity

Meanings of Conscience:

noun

A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.

Usage examples:

He had a guilty conscience about his desires

Meanings of Conscience-stricken:

adjective

Feeling very sorry for something that you have done wrong

Meanings of Consciences:

noun

A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.

Usage examples:

He had a guilty conscience about his desires

Meanings of Conscient:

adjective

Having or showing consciousness or awareness; conscious.

noun

A conscious being.

Meanings of Conscientious:

adjective

Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

A conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously

Meanings of Conscientious-objector:

noun

A person who refuses to work in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons

Meanings of Conscientiously:

adverb

In a thorough and responsible way.

Usage examples:

He applied himself conscientiously to his profession

Meanings of Conscientiousness:

noun

The quality of wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

His conscientiousness is second to none and he regularly makes follow-up calls to ensure everything…

Meanings of Conscionable:

adjective

Acting, or wishing to act, according to one's conscience; habitually governed by a sense of what is right; scrupulous.

Meanings of Conscionableness:

noun

Conscientiousness, scrupulousness; equity, reasonableness, fair-mindedness.

Meanings of Conscionably:

adverb

According to conscience, with a good conscience; conscientiously, scrupulously.

Meanings of Conscious:

adjective

Aware of and responding to one's surroundings.

Usage examples:

Although i was in pain, i was conscious

Meanings of Conscious-of:

phrase

To notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present

Usage examples:

My tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but i'm conscious of it (= i can feel it) all the time., [ + -ing ve…

Meanings of Consciously:

adverb

In a deliberate and intentional way.

Usage examples:

She consciously chose to ignore him

Meanings of Consciousness:

noun

The state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings.

Usage examples:

She failed to regain consciousness and died two days later

Meanings of Conscribe:

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services; conscript.

Usage examples:

We will not be conscribed, to be shot like dogs.

Meanings of Conscribed:

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services; conscript.

Usage examples:

We will not be conscribed, to be shot like dogs.

Meanings of Conscribing:

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services; conscript.

Usage examples:

We will not be conscribed, to be shot like dogs.

Meanings of Conscript:

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

Usage examples:

They were conscripted into the army

noun

A person enlisted compulsorily.

Usage examples:

Army conscripts

Meanings of Conscripted:

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

Usage examples:

They were conscripted into the army

noun

A person enlisted compulsorily.

Usage examples:

Army conscripts

Meanings of Conscripting:

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

Usage examples:

They were conscripted into the army

noun

A person enlisted compulsorily.

Usage examples:

Army conscripts