Definitions for CON
kɒncon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. connoun

   an argument opposed to a proposal

2. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbirdnoun

   a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

3. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamverb

   a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

4. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, converb

   deprive of by deceit

   "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

5. memorize, memorise, con, learnadverb

   commit to memory; learn by heart

   "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

6. conadverb

   in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

   "much was written pro and con"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Connoun

   A male given name, a diminutive form of Conor or Cornelius.

2. Etymology: Shortened from convict.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cona latin inseparable preposition, which, at the beg

2. Con

   A cant word for one who is on the negative side of a question; as the pros and cons.

   Etymology: abbreviated from contra, against, Lat.

3. To CONverb

   Etymology: connan, Sax. to know;

   1. To know.

   Of muses, Hobbinol, I conne no skill
   Enough to me to paint out my unrest. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

   2. To study; to commit to memory; to fix in the mind. It is a word now little in use, except in ludicrous language.

   You are full of pretty answers: have you not been acquainted with goldsmiths wives, and conn’d them out of rings. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   Here are your parts; and I am to intreat you to con them by to-morrow night. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

   Our understanding cannot in this body arrive so clearly to the knowledge of God, and things invisible, as by orderly conning over the visible and inferior creatures. John Milton.

   Shew it him written; and, having the other also written in the paper, shew him that, after he has conn’d the first, and require it of him. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

   The books of which I’m chiefly fond,
   Are such as you have whilom conn’d. Matthew Prior.

   All this while John had conn’d over such a catalogue of hard words, as were enough to conjure up the devil. Arbuthnot.

   3. To Con thanks; an old expression for to thank. It is the same with sçavoir gre.

   I con him no thanks for’t, in the nature he delivers it. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. con

   A "con" generally refers to a deceptive or fraudulent act, often perpetrated to deceive someone into parting with something of value, such as money or personal information. It can also refer to the negative aspects or drawbacks of a particular situation, decision, or proposal. In criminal terminology, "con" is often used as a short form for "convict" or "convicted criminal".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conadverb

   against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro

2. Converb

   to know; to understand; to acknowledge

3. Converb

   to study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously

4. Converb

   to conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer

5. Etymology: [See Cond.]

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1. Con

   Con is a television series on Comedy Central in which con artist Skyler Stone revealed the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes of various degrees of complexity on camera. These could range from simply claiming that an order for food was botched, to claiming to be a certain profession, which required training. In one episode Stone showed how he received free soft drinks at fast food restaurants by retaining paper cups from various fast food restaurants and then refilling them at soda fountains. Most of his cons revolved around him claiming that he is filming a television show or movie of some sort, and that the product or service he wished to acquire would be advertised in the film or show. The products did wind up getting free advertisement – but on Con, not where they were told.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Con

   kon, v.t. to study carefully: to commit to memory:—pr.p. con′ning; pa.p. conned.—n. Con′ning, learning by heart; poring over. [A.S. cunnian, to try to know—cunnan, to know.]

2. Con

   Conn, kon, kun, v.t. to direct the steering of a ship.—n. the act of conning.—ns. Con′ning, directing the steering; Con′ning-tow′er, the pilot-house of a war-ship. [Prob. conn. with preceding.]

3. Con

   kon, n. a knock. [Fr. cogner, to knock.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. con

   See CONN.

2. con

   This word is derived from the Anglo-Saxon conne, connan, to know, or be skilful. The pilot of old was skillful, and later the master was selected to conn the ship in action, that is, direct the helmsman. The quarter-master during ordinary watches conns the ship, and stands beside the wheel at the conn, unless close-hauled, when his station is at the weather-side, where he can see the weather-leeches of the sails.

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1. con

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2. CON

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Con is ranked #60960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Con surname appeared 330 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Con.
   
   41.5% or 137 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   34.2% or 113 total occurrences were White.
   13.6% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.
   9.3% or 31 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Argument
   • Prisoner

Anagrams for CON »

1. NCO

2. NOC

How to pronounce CON?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CON in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CON in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of CON in a Sentence

1. A.E. Samaan:

   Tu afán traiciona tu pátina de sombría paciencia. Tu deseo se despliega con una suave caricia.

2. David Pilgrim:

   Most politicians have some con artist in them, but worse is the con artist who has some politician in him.

3. Shashank Khubchandani:

   Como mi mejor amigo alisha fernandes dice ... se puede luchar con su familia y estar a kilómetros de distancia de ellos. Pero al final del día. Son todo lo que tienes.

4. Kevin Madden:

   One of the interesting things to watch will be whether or not the moderators or other campaigns seek to expose Trump as a bit of a fraud or a con when it comes to being able to promote a conservative Republican agenda, if he's exposed as totally unserious on that (foreign policy and national security) issue, it could help some of the other campaigns begin to really draw a favorable contrast on an issue that will be very important in 2016.

5. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   I intend to be in this race as long as it takes to prevent someone like Donald Trump who is not a conservative and is a con man from taking over the conservative movement and the party of Reagan, i do not believe Donald Trump can get 1,237 delegates, which is what you need to become the nominee. And I will never give up the fight.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CON
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Con
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CON
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CON
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CON
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CON
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CON
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html