con-

/ˌkən//ˈkʌn//ˌkɑːn//ˈkɒn/

prefix

Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.

“confocal”

Meanings

con-1

prefix

alternative com- · alternative cor- · alternative Ꝯ

  1. Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.

    concorporate

    2 more examples

    conglobulate

    conglutination

  2. Together: the root is done together.

    conjubilant

    2 more examples

    conarticular

    consubsistence

    Synonyms: co-, com-, col-, cor-, syn-, syl-, sym-, inter-

  3. Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.

    confocal

    2 more examples

    consimilar

    conterminant

    1. Belonging to the same group indicated by the root.

      contypic

      2 more examples

      confamilial

      conspecific

    2. Synchronous or simultaneous with the root.

      concreate

      2 more examples

      connascent

      congeneration

    3. A fellow kind of the root.

      concitizen

      2 more examples

      condisciple

      concelebrant

  4. To do the root.

    confix

    2 more examples

    convivify

    constrict

    1. Intensifying the root.

      congenial

      2 more examples

      connatural

      convicinity

  5. Indicating a common origin:
    1. Found with. What is found with the root.

      connegative

      2 more examples

      consalazinic acid

      conphaseolin

    2. From, coming from the root.

      connatal

      2 more examples

      consequence

      convicine

  6. When one entity is put into another, or one entity affects the other.

    contour

    2 more examples

    conplastic

    converb

  7. Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence

    confated

    2 more examples

    confraternization

    connascence

  8. To surround or adorn with

    constrict

    1 more example

    constellate

  9. Uniform, or made to be the same as.

    concolorate

con-2

prefix

alternative com- · alternative cor- · alternative Ꝯ

  1. attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:
    1. related to conlangs, conworlds, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixTogether: the root is done together.

Origin

con- · prefix

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-

Inherited from Middle English con-, from Latin con-, from cum (“with”).

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con- · prefix

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*strew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
  10. Proto-Italic*strowō
  11. Latinstruō
  12. Latincōnstruō
  13. Latincōnstrūctus
  14. Englishconstruct
  15. Englishconstructed
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  17. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  18. Latindingua
  19. Latinlingua
  20. Vulgar Latin*linguāticum
  21. Old Frenchlanguage
  22. Middle Englishlangage
  23. Englishlanguage
  24. Englishconlangbf.
  25. Englishcon-

Back-formation from conlang, short for constructed language.

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Translations

Chinese 並 /并-, 協 /协-
  • 並 /并- (bìng)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • 協 /协- (xié)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • 共- (gòng)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • 同- (tóng)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Danish kon-, sam-
  • kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • sam-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
French con-
  • con-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
German kon-, mit-
  • kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • mit-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Norwegian Bokmål kon-, sam-
  • kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • sam-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Swedish kon-, sam-
  • kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
  • sam-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
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APA

con-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-

MLA

“con-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “con-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-.

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