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con¹

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti

Proto-Germanic *kunnaną

Proto-West Germanic *kunnan

Old English cunnan

Middle English connen

English con

Inherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (“recognize, know how”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) Doublet of can.

verb cons · conning · conned · conne

  1. rare To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. For Caſſius is a-weary of the World: / Hated by one he loues, brau'd by his Brother, / Check'd like a bondman, all his faults obſeru'd, / Set in a Note-booke, learn'd, and con'd by roate / To caſt into my Teeth.
  2. obsolete, rare To know; understand; acknowledge. Of Muses Hobbinol, I conne no skill

con²

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of Latin contrā (“against”).

noun cons

  1. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros). pros and cons

con³

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of convict.

noun cons

  1. slang A convicted criminal, a convict.

con⁴

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.

noun cons

  1. informal A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. My heart is breaking for my sister And the con that she called "love"

verb cons · conning · conned

  1. informal, transitive To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain. Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals [title]

con⁵

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

From earlier cond; see conn.

verb cons · conning · conned

  1. alternative Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”).conn

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”).conn

con⁶

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of convention or conference.

noun cons

  1. informal An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress. I can't speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine

con⁷

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of conversion.

noun cons

  1. informal The conversion of part of a building. We're getting a loft con done next year.

con⁸

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of consumption.

noun

  1. informal, obsolete, uncountable Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.

con⁹

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of Middle English acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne (“squirrel”), from Old English ācweorna, āqueorna, āquorna, ācurna (“squirrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (“squirrel”); or from its Old Norse cognate íkorni (“squirrel”), from the same ultimate source. Cognate with West Frisian iikhoarn (“squirrel”), Dutch eekhoorn (“squirrel”), German Eichhorn (“squirrel”), Icelandic íkorni (“squirrel”).

noun cons · conn

  1. dialectal, obsolete Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel.
  2. Northern England, obsolete A squirrel's nest.

con10

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of conservative; compare lib.

noun cons

  1. abbreviation A political conservative. own the cons

con11

  • /kɒn/ UK
  • /kɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /kɒn/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /kɔn/ Australia
  • [kɔ̟n] New Zealand

Sounds like conn, (General American) Khan · Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Clipping of consolidation or consolidated.

noun

  1. abbreviation, no plural Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming.consolidation

adjective

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of consolidated: only used in naming.consolidated

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proper noun

  1. A male given name, a diminutive form of Conor, Conrad or Cornelius.
  2. A female given name, a diminutive form of Connie.
  3. UK, abbreviation Abbreviation of Conservative.Conservative

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noun CONs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Certificate of Need.Certificate of Need
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of constitution point.constitution point

proper noun

  1. UK, abbreviation Abbreviation of Conservative Party.Conservative Party

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