Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z confirmationally In a confirmational manner confirmationism A weaker form of verificationism, allowing for partial testability to establish degrees of confirmation on a probabilistic basis. confirmationist A proponent of confirmationism. confirmative That serves to confirm confirmatively With confirmation from other sources confirmativity The quality of being confirmative. confirmator # Someone or something that confirms; a confirmer. confirmatorily So as to confirm something. confirmatory Serving to confirm something. confirmed Having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual. confirmedly In a manner that is confirmed; definitely, as has been demonstrated. confirmedness The quality of being confirmed. confirmee A person who is confirmed via religious rite. confirmer One who confirms something confirming An act of confirmation. confirmingly So as to confirm; in a confirming manner. confirmor One who performs the confirmation of an estate; the grantor of a deed of confirmation. confirmshaming A dark pattern that encourages the user to make a choice by presenting the alternative as confirming a negative trait (e.g. "No thanks, I don't want to help by donating"). confiscable That can be confiscated. confiscatable That can be confiscated. confiscate To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. confiscation The act or process of confiscating. confiscator A person who confiscates. confiscatory Using confiscation. confiseur A French confectioner. confit Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. confitent A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent confiteor A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made. confiture a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit confix An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root. confixation Word formation involving a confix. confixative Characterized by the fixing together of elements. conflab A discussion. conflagrant Brilliantly burning; of or resembling a conflagration; intensely blazing. conflagrate To catch fire. conflagrated Burnt, destroyed by fire. conflagration A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. conflagrative That produces conflagration conflagrator One who starts a fire. conflagratory That tends to produce conflagration; inflammatory conflatable Able to be conflated; (also, especially) liable to be conflated. conflate To combine or mix together. conflation A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. conflationarily In a conflationary manner. conflationary Of, or relating to conflation. Conflent A comarca in Northern Catalonia. conflict A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. conflictarian Characterized by conflicts; tending to have conflicts. conflicted In a state of personal or emotional conflict. conflictedly In a conflicted fashion. conflictedness confliction conflictful Tending towards conflict conflicting Fighting; contending; in conflict. conflictingly In a conflicting fashion. confliction A conflicting condition; conflict. conflictional Of, pertaining to, or characterized by conflict. conflictive Causing conflict. conflictively In a conflictive manner. conflictiveness The quality of being conflictive. conflictless Without conflict. conflictlessness Absence of conflict. conflictogenesis The process by which conflicts arise; the genesis of conflict. conflictogenetic Synonym of conflictogenic. conflictogenic Tending to cause conflict. conflictological Relating to conflictology. conflictologist One who studies conflictology. conflictology Conflict resolution: the method and process involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. conflictory conflicting conflictual Characterized by conflict. conflictuality The condition of being conflictual. conflictually In a conflictual manner. confloption A flurry; a state of confusion. conflorescence An inflorescence whose overall structure substantially differs from that of the individual branches of the inflorescence. conflow to flow together into one stream, to converge confluence The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet. confluency The percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells confluent Converging, merging or flowing together into one. confluently In a confluent manner confluvium Synonym of confluence (“convergence or combination”). conflux A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge. confocal Having the same foci. confocality The quality of being confocal. confocalized Converted to be confocal confocally In a confocal way. confomer Any of two or more forms of the same compound that have different conformations, and can be interconverted typically by rotation about a single bond conforaneous Of the same court or marketplace. conform To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative. conformability conformableness conformable Having the same shape or form; very similar. conformableness The state or quality of being conformable. conformably With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably. conformal That conforms, especially to the shape of something. conformality The condition (of a map) of being conformal. conformally In a conformal manner conformance The act of conforming; conformity. conformant In accordance with a set of specifications. conformantly In a conformant manner. conformastatic Belonging or relating to a special class of static solutions to Einstein's equation in general relativity. conformateur A device for registering the shape of a head so that a precisely-fitting hat may be made. conformation The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity. conformational Of or pertaining to a conformation. conformationally With respect to the conformation of a molecule conformative Tending to conform; abiding by rules, laws, or social conventions. conformator An apparatus used to take the conformation of part of the body in order to produce something that will fit it (especially of the head, for a hat) conformature An 18th-century mechanical device used by hatters and milliners to measure customers’ heads. conformed Similar in form. conformer Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum. conformeric Relating to a conformer conforming Exhibiting conformity. conformingly In a way that conforms. conformism A willingness to conform; conformity. conformist Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream. conformistic Synonym of conformist. conformistically In a conformist manner. conformity The state of things being similar or identical. Conforti A surname. confound To perplex or puzzle. confoundable That can be confounded confoundation Synonym of confoundment. confounded Confused, astonished. confoundedly In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted. confoundedness The state or quality of being confounded. confounder A person who confounds. confounding The act by which things are confounded, or confused. confoundingly In a confounding way; confusingly; bewilderingly; perplexingly. confoundment The state of being confounded. confraternal Of or pertaining to a confraternity confraternity A group with a common interest. confraternization Mutual fraternization (as brethren) confrere A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one. confrerie brotherhood, association confront To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with. confrontable Able to be confronted; approachable. confrontal The act of confronting. confrontation The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face. confrontational Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face. confrontationalism Synonym of confrontationism. confrontationalist Synonym of confrontationist. confrontationality The quality of being confrontational. confrontationally In a confrontational way. confrontationism A policy of confrontation. confrontationist One who favours confrontation. confrontative confrontational confronter Someone who or something which confronts. confronting Causing distress; upsetting. confrontive That confronts confrontment Confrontation. Confucian Of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius. Confucianism The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure. Confucianist Related to the teachings of Confucius; Confucian.