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 containant A container. contained Restricted in space. containee That which is contained; the contents. container An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. containerboard A form of paperboard especially manufactured for the production of corrugated fiberboard. containerful As much as a container can hold. (Often with reference to packaged-food containers.) containerised Of freight, packed in a container for transport. containerizable Capable of being containerized. containerization The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers. containerize To transport (cargo) in large, standard containers. containerized Built to be operated out of a seacan, shipping container. containerless Without a container. containerlessness Absence of containers. containerlike Resembling or characteristic of a container. containerload An amount of goods shipped in a container, especially a shipping container. containership The conceptual containment of one object inside another. containerware Containers collectively. containing contents containment The state of being contained. contaminable Capable of being contaminated. contaminant That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter. contaminate To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. contaminated adulterated; impure contamination The act or process of contaminating. contaminative That contaminates contaminatively In a manner that contaminates contaminator A person who contaminates. contaminous Causing contamination; infectious. contango The situation in a futures market where prices for future delivery are higher than prices for immediate (or nearer) delivery, indicating the expectation that the price of the underlying asset will go up. conte An Italian count. conteck contention, heated debate Conteh A surname. contemn To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. contemner One who contemns, who displays contempt towards another. contemnible Fit to be contemned; contemptible. contemningly With contempt. contemnor A party who commits or is held in contempt of court. contemper To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften. contemperate To temper; to moderate. contemperation The act of tempering or moderating. contemperature temperedness; a proportionate mixture. contemplable Contemplatable contemplant Given to contemplation; meditative. contemplatable That can be contemplated. contemplate To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. contemplatingly In a contemplative manner. contemplation The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing. contemplational Relating to contemplation. contemplationism A doctrine of contemplation. contemplationist A proponent of contemplationism. contemplatist Someone who contemplates. contemplative Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. contemplatively In a contemplative manner. contemplativeness The state or quality of being contemplative. contemplator One who contemplates. contemplatrix A female contemplator. contempo Contemporary; modern. contemporal Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which expresses that a secondary action occurs (and is completed) immediately before the primary action of the statement. contemporality The quality of being contemporary; contemporaneousness. contemporanean A contemporary. contemporaneity The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous. contemporaneous Existing or created in the same period of time. contemporaneously In a contemporaneous way: in the same period of time. contemporaneousness The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous. contemporarily At the same time; at the time being discussed; then. contemporariness The state or quality of being contemporary. contemporary From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous. contemporisation The process of bringing something up to date. contemporize To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context contempt The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. contemptful Full of contempt. contemptibility The quality of being contemptible. contemptible Deserving contempt. contemptibleness The state or quality of being contemptible. contemptibly In a contemptible manner. contemption Synonym of contempt contemptive Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form denoting the negative attitude of the speaker. contemptuosity The state of being contemptuous. contemptuous Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect. contemptuously In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly. contemptuousness The state of being contemptuous contend To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. contendent An antagonist, rival, or contestant. contender Someone who competes with one or more other people. contendership The role or status of a contender. contending contention contendingly So as to contend or compete. contenement That which is held together with another thing. content Satisfied, pleased, contented. contentable Capable of being contented. contentation contentment; satisfaction contented Satisfied. contentedly In a contented manner. contentedness The state of being contented contentful Having content. contentfully In a contentful manner. contentfulness The state, quality, or condition of being contentful. contenting Producing contentment; pleasing or satisfying. contention Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. contentional Of or relating to contention. contentious Marked by heated arguments or controversy. contentiously In a contentious manner. contentiousness The state of being contentious. contentive Satisfying. contentless Lacking content. contentlessness The state, quality, or condition of being contentless; having little to no content contently In a contented manner; contentedly contentment The state or degree of being contented or satisfied. contentness The state of being content; contentedness. contents That which is contained. contentsome Characterised by contentedness, contentfulness, or contentment. contentual Relating to content (as apposed to context). contentually With regard to content (rather than context) contentwise In terms of content. conterminable Having the same ends; terminating at the same time or place. conterminal Conterminous. conterminant Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. conterminate Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous. conterraneous Of the same earth or world. contessa A countess, often specifically an Italian countess contesseration A harmonious union. contest Controversy; debate. contestability The property of being contestable or debatable. contestable That can be contested; debatable. contestably Such that it can be contested or challenged. contestant A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show. contestation The act of contesting; emulation contestatory Serving to contest something. contested Controversial; contentious; debated. contestee The party against whom a legal challenge is brought. contester One who contests something. contesting The act of one who contests something; a disputation. contestingly In a contesting or contending manner. contex To weave together; to form by interweaving. context The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. contextful Having context. contextfulness The state, quality, or condition of being contextful. contextless without context contextlessness Absence of context. contextomize To quote somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said. contextomy The act or practice of quoting somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said. contextual Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found. contextualism Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context contextualist Of, pertaining to, or supporting contextualism contextualistic Of or relating to contextualism. contextualistically In contextualistic terms. contextuality The condition of being contextual. contextualizable Capable of being contextualized. contextualization The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found. contextualize To place something or someone in a particular context.