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Showing words for CONTRITE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Contrite

contrite, cornetti, tetronic

7 Letter Words for Contrite

cerotin, cittern, cointer, cornett, cortine, cotrine, cottier, cretion, crottin, entotic, noticer, rection, tonetic, tritone

6 Letter Words for Contrite

centro, cinter, citron, coiner, conite, conter, cornet, cortin, cotter, cretin, crinet, cronet, cronie, crotin, erotic, intort, nitter, noetic, norice, norite, notice, octine, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, recoin, retint, roncet, rotten, tentor, tercio, tertio, terton, tetric, tiento, tinter, tonier, tonite, torten, tortie, tricon, tricot, triton

5 Letter Words for Contrite

ceint, centi, cento, cerin, cetin, citer, coner, conte, contr, corni, cotte, crine, crone, ettin, incor, inert, inter, intro, iortn, irone, necro, nicer, niter, nitro, noire, norie, norit, noter, octet, oncer, oncet, ontic, orcin, ortet, otter, recit, recon, recti, recto, retin, ronte, rotte, tecon, tenio, tenor, tetri, ticer, tinct, titer, toner, tonic, toret, toric, torte, toter, trice, trine, trite, troic, tronc, trone

4 Letter Words for Contrite

cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, cire, cite, cito, coin, coir, coit, cone, coni, cont, core, corn, cort, cote, cott, crin, crit, econ, ecto, ento, entr, eric, erin, etic, eton, icer, icon, incr, inro, into, intr, iron, iter, neti, nice, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, nott, oeci, oint, once, oner, otic, rect, rein, reit, reno, rent, rice, rine, riot, rite, ritt, roin, roit, rone, ront, rotc, rote, roti, tent, tern, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tint, tire, tite, toit, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, tort, tote, tret, trie, trin, trio, trit, tron, trot

3 Letter Words for Contrite

cen, ceo, cer, cie, cir, cit, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, eco, ect, eir, enc, eon, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, ion, ire, nco, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, nor, not, oct, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, orc, ore, ort, otc, rct, rec, rei, rie, rin, rio, rit, roc, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tec, ten, ter, tet, tic, tie, tin, tit, tnt, toc, toe, toi, ton, tor, tot, tri, trt

Definitions for Contrite

[1] caused by or showing sincere remorse.
[2] filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.
[3] full of guilt or regret; remorseful
[4] arising from a sense of shame or guilt contrite promises
[5] theol remorseful for past sin and resolved to avoid future sin

Words related to Contrite

apologetic, repentant, humble, sorry, remorseful, conscience-stricken, penitent, sorrowful, compunctious, penitential, attritional, chastened

Words nearby Contrite

contribute, contribution, contributor, contributory, contributory negligence, contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive, contrived, control

Origin of Contrite

1300–50; Middle English contrit (< Anglo-French ) < Latin contrītus worn down, crushed, past participle of conterere. See con-, trite

Other words from Contrite

con·trite·ly , adverb
con·trite·ness , noun
o·ver·con·trite , adjective
o·ver·con·trite·ly , adverb
o·ver·con·trite·ness , noun
un·con·trite , adjective

Word origin for Contrite

C14: from Latin contrītus worn out, from conterere to bruise, from terere to grind

Synonyms for Contrite

apologetic, humble, remorseful, repentant, sorry, attritional, chastened, compunctious, conscience-stricken, penitent, penitential, sorrowful