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Meaning of "contentiousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTENTIOUSNESS

contentiousness  [kənˈtenʃəsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTENTIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contentiousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTENTIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contentiousness in the English dictionary

The definition of contentiousness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being contentious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTENTIOUSNESS


cautiousness
ˈkɔːʃəsnɪs
conscientiousness
ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəsnɪs
facetiousness
fəˈsiːʃəsnɪs
ferociousness
fəˈrəʊʃəsnɪs
graciousness
ˈɡreɪʃəsnɪs
infectiousness
ɪnˈfɛkʃəsnɪs
judiciousness
dʒuːˈdɪʃəsnɪs
licentiousness
laɪˈsɛnʃəsnɪs
pretentiousness
prɪˈtɛnʃəsnɪs
righteousness
ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
sagaciousness
səˈɡeɪʃəsnɪs
self-righteousness
ˌselfˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
semiconsciousness
ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəsnɪs
sententiousness
sɛnˈtɛnʃəsnɪs
spaciousness
ˈspeɪʃəsnɪs
suspiciousness
səsˈpɪʃəsnɪs
tendentiousness
tɛnˈdɛnʃəsnɪs
unconsciousness
ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnɪs
unrighteousness
ʌnˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
viciousness
ˈvɪʃəsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTENTIOUSNESS

contender
contending
contendingly
contenement
content
content provider
content word
content-addressable storage
contentation
contented
contentedly
contentedness
contention
contentious
contentiously
contentless
contentment
contents
contents insurance
contents page

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTENTIOUSNESS

biliousness
business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
seriousness
statelessness

Synonyms and antonyms of contentiousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contentiousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTENTIOUSNESS

Find out the translation of contentiousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contentiousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contentiousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

contentiousness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conflictividad
570 millions of speakers

English

contentiousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contentiousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сварливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contentiousness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contentieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertengkaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Streitsucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

contentiousness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

contentiousness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contentiousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

contentiousness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரோதமும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वादविवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavgacılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contenziosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłótliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сварливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

certurilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλόνικη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

contentiousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stridigheter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stridslyst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contentiousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTENTIOUSNESS»

The term «contentiousness» is regularly used and occupies the 108.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTENTIOUSNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contentiousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTENTIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of contentiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contentiousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Summa Theologiae: Volume 35, Consequences of Charity: 2a2ae. ...
We turn now to contentiousness. There are two points of inquiry: 1. is contentiousness a mortal sin? 2. is it an offspring of vainglory? article I. is contentiousness a mortal sin? the first point:1 i. Mortal sin is not found in spiritual men. But some of ...
Thomas Aquinas, Thomas R. Heath, 2006
2
Advances in Computers
For each experiment,we selected two ofthe 18 benchmarks, co-located them on neighboring two cores, and measured each benchmark's contentiousness and sensitivity in each experiment using Eqs. (3) and (5). We then calculated each ...
‎2013
3
Visual Communication Research Designs
The concept I studied was “contentiousness” and I was interested in how this concept was manifested in television news about the president of the United States, who was Bill Clinton at the time. One can easily find dictionary definitions of the ...
Keith Kenney, 2010
4
Non-Trial Advocacy
In order toget the judge to see things from the defence point of view, it is important for counsel to avoid contentiousness. Counsel can avoid contentiousness by pointing out weaknesses in the prosecution's facts only, and avoiding discussion ...
Stephen Nathanson, 2012
5
A Thesaurus of Old English: Index
10 Grey-coated one (ge)flit 09.07.01 Contention, argument, strife of words; 12.05. 03.01 Quarrel. contentiousness, strife; 12.05.04.01 Fighting, contention, warfare, strife geflit 13.02.02 Battle; 14.03.03 Law, action of the courts; 18.02.03.01.02 ...
Jane Roberts, Christian Kay, Lynne Grundy, 2000
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Education Into the 21st Century: Dangerous Terrain For Women?
Contentiousness is often looked upon as a personality trait or mark of bad behaviour. But this just avoids the crux of the matter—that contentiousness always occurs in relation to something or someone. There have to be at least two persons for ...
Inga Elgquist-Saltzman, Alison Mackinnon, Alison Prentice, 2005
7
The Contentiousness of Land Use Decisions in Austin, Texas
Through the data collection I found that Austin does have many more changes proposed and granted to its zoning ordinance than its peer cities, likely because of how complicated and out-of-date the land development code is.
Leah Michel Bojo, 2012
8
Theophrastean Studies
Aristotle introduces them when discussing different kinds of ignorance ( 1 1 10b 25-7), and Theophrastus gives them pride of place in his list of disqualifying conditions. A reference to contentiousness is added by Theophrastus not in order to ...
William W. Fortenbaugh, 2003
9
Early Christian Voices: In Texts, Traditions, and Symbols : ...
From this brief survey it seems clear that Luke uses the verb avTiXéyco to depict an intransigent contentiousness on the part of unbelieving Israel, a contentiousness that was ordained by God, was evident in its hostile reception to Jesus, and ...
David H. Warren, François Bovon, Ann Graham Brock, 2003
10
The Blackwell Handbook of Mediation: Bridging Theory, ...
Effective? The disputants' relationship – both its nature and its contentiousness – had a different impact on mediation outcomes in different mediation settings. The nature of the disputants' relationship had no effect on settlement in small claims ...
Margaret S. Herrman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTENTIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contentiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional?
Marking the contentiousness of the issue, four justices announced their competing opinions aloud in the courtroom. It is uncommon for more ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
TSITRIAN: Jackley's same-sex wedding problem
... that the law of the land now relieves him of the burdens of dealing with the contentiousness of same-sex marriage considerations in the state. «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
3
McGlothlin: Johnson shouldn't exclude jurors
After months of contentiousness between the Police Jury and city officials, the jury and city came to an agreement in April. The jury paid the city ... «Alexandria Town Talk, Jul 15»
4
United front will cease deadlock
The paralyzing contentiousness in state government will likely get better next year. Whether governance will improve is an entirely different ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Arizona is not Nebraska for immigration reform | Commentary
Arizona, which stood with Nebraska in the cornfield of contentiousness as the last two holdout states prior to a federal appeals court ruling last ... «TucsonSentinel.com, Jul 15»
6
Chris Horn has gone from a political fight to winning fight for his life
There was more than a little contentiousness in Horn's campaign last fall against eventual winner Anthony Daniels; the two were at the AL.com ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
7
Welcome home, Loretta Lynch (sorry for the delay)
Lynch's personal story was obscured slightly because of the contentiousness of her confirmation hearings, which dragged on not because she ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
8
Obama says strides made on healthcare coverage, but work remains
Obama said that was evidenced with the contentiousness around the ACA and misinformed details of that bill. Rates didn't go up as most ... «Brentwood Home Page, Jul 15»
9
Gunnison approves legal marijuana regs, Crested Butte expects …
That helped solve some of the contentiousness. “One of my original concerns was that allowing legal marijuana establishments would change ... «Crested Butte News, Jul 15»
10
Tone of teacher contract friendly
Contract negotiations often represent the height of acrimony and contentiousness when it comes to the relationship between teachers unions ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»

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