Con

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English connen, from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”). More at can.

Verb

Con (third-person singular simple present Cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

  1. (rare) To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.
    • 1963, D'Arcy Niland, Dadda jumped over two elephants: short stories:
      The hawk rested on a crag of the gorge and conned the terrain with a fierce and frowning eye.
  2. (rare, archaic) To know, understand, acknowledge.
    Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. — Edmund Spenser

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Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Latin contra (“against”).

Noun

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

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Etymology 3

Shortened from convict.

Noun

Con (plural Cons)
  1. (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.

Etymology 4

From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.

Noun

Con (plural Cons)
  1. (slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

Synonyms


Verb

Con (third-person singular simple present Cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

  1. (transitive, slang) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

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Etymology 5

From earlier cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, present active infinitive of condūcō (“draw together; conduct”).

Verb

Con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

  1. (nautical) To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc. (rather than steer a compass direction)

Noun

Con (uncountable)
  1. (nautical) The navigational direction of a ship

Derived terms

terms derived from "con" (navigation)

Etymology 6

From Latin combining form con-, from cum (“with, together”).

Noun

Con (plural Cons)
  1. Short for convention or conference; used in regard to science fiction conventions and other types of conventions.

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Thesaurus

POW, adversary, adversative, adverse, against, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, argue into, argument, argumentum, aye, beat, beguile of, bilk, bone, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, bunco, burn, cageling, captivate, captive, case, chain gang, charm, cheat, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, clashing, cog, cog the dice, commit to memory, competitive, conflicting, cons, consideration, contemplate, contradictory, contrary, convict, convince, counter, cozen, crib, cross, defraud, detenu, diddle, dig, disaccordant, disappointed, disapprobatory, disapproving, discontented, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, displeased, dissatisfied, dissentient, dissenting, do in, do out of, draw over, drill, elenchus, elucubrate, enemy, euchre, ex-convict, examine, finagle, flam, fleece, flimflam, fob, fractious, fudge, gain, gain over, gaolbird, get by heart, get letter-perfect, go over, gouge, grind, gull, gyp, have, have by heart, hocus, hocus-pocus, hook, hook in, hostile, ignoratio elenchi, indignant, inimical, interest, internee, jailbird, know by heart, learn by heart, learn verbatim, lifer, low, lucubrate, memorize, mulct, nay, negative, no, noncooperative, obstinate, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, outtalk, overthwart, pack the deal, parolee, parrot, persuade, peruse, perverse, pigeon, plaidoyer, plea, pleading, plunge into, political prisoner, poor, pore over, practice, practice fraud upon, prevail on, prevail upon, prevail with, prisoner, prisoner of war, pro, pros, pros and cons, read, reason, recalcitrant, recite, refractory, refutation, regard studiously, repeat, repeat by heart, repugnant, restudy, review, rival, rook, scam, screw, sell, sell gold bricks, sell one on, shave, shortchange, side, special pleading, stack the cards, stick, sting, stir bird, study, sway, swindle, swot, swot up, take a dive, talk into, talk over, talking point, the affirmative, the negative, thimblerig, throw a fight, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, trusty, turned-off, unappreciative, unapproving, uncomplimentary, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhappy, unpropitious, vet, victimize, wade through, wangle, wangle into, wear down, win, win over

Translations

disadvantage of something


Noun

a convicted criminal, a convict


Noun

a fraud


Verb

to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain

Related terms

terms derived from "con" (swindle)


Verb

to give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction


Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cum, "with".

Preposition

Con

  1. with

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin conus.

Noun

Con m. (plural Cons)

  1. cone

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French

Etymology

Latin cunnus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Con m. (plural Cons)

  1. (taboo slang) cunt
  2. (derogatory slang) A stupid person; arsehole (British)

See also

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cum, "with".

Preposition

Con

  1. with

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cum, "with".

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Con

  1. with or together
  2. (rowing) coxed

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Old French

Etymology 1

Latin cunnus

Noun

Con m. (oblique plural Cons, nominative singular Cons, nominative plural Con)

  1. (vulgar) cunt (human female genitalia)

Etymology 2

see conme

Conjunction

Con

  1. Alternative form of conme.

Spanish

Etymology

Latin cum (“with”).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Con

  1. with

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

Con

  1. child

Synonyms

Pronoun

Con

  1. you (addressed to a person younger than the speaker, especially a child)

Classifier

Con

  1. usually indicates animate noun

Notes

Exceptions exist, such as con dao (“knife”).

Antonyms

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