- contemptibility
- con·tempt·ibil·i·ty
English syllables. 2014.
contemptibility
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Contemptibility — Con*tempt i*bil i*ty, n. The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. Speed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemptibility — index bad repute, disrepute, ignominy, ill repute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contemptibility — noun see contemptible … New Collegiate Dictionary
contemptibility — See contemptible. * * * … Universalium
contemptibility — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑baseness, ↑sordidness, ↑despicableness, ↑despicability • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable (for: ↑despicability), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
contemptible — contemptibility, contemptibleness, n. contemptibly, adv. /keuhn temp teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. deserving of or held in contempt; despicable. 2. Obs. contemptuous. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < LL contemptibilis, equiv. to contempt(us) (see CONTEMPT) +… … Universalium
baseness — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑sordidness, ↑contemptibility, ↑despicableness, ↑despicability • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable (for: ↑despicability) … Useful english dictionary
despicability — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑baseness, ↑sordidness, ↑contemptibility, ↑despicableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable, ↑despicable (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
despicableness — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑baseness, ↑sordidness, ↑contemptibility, ↑despicability • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable (for: ↑despicability), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sordidness — noun 1. sordid dirtiness • Syn: ↑squalor, ↑squalidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑squalid (for: ↑squalidness), ↑sordid • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
