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Showing words for COUNTERPOINT using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Counterpoint

counterpoint, unprotection

10 Letter Words for Counterpoint

cornettino, counterion, countertop, interpunct, neurotonic, portention, protection, tonitruone, uncontrite, uterotonic

9 Letter Words for Counterpoint

centurion, citropten, continuer, contourne, cornutine, coroutine, cotunnite, ectropion, entoproct, entropion, neutronic, nonerotic, nonpoetic, nontropic, pontonier, prenotion, princeton, pronounce, pronuncio, torticone, tritocone, unipotent, unprotect, uropoetic

8 Letter Words for Counterpoint

contineu, continue, continuo, contrite, coproite, cornetti, cornetto, cornpone, cornutin, cotonier, cottoner, countrie, couption, couronne, entoptic, entropic, eruction, eruption, eutropic, incentor, inceptor, incruent, inputter, intercut, neurotic, neutrino, nocturne, nonoptic, notturni, notturno, nutrient, octopine, outcrept, outpoint, outprice, pecorino, penorcon, pointure, pretonic, preunion, printout, prononce, protonic, prounion, prunetin, prutenic, pterotic, punction, ritenuto, tenorino, tetronic, teutonic, tincture, tontiner, toreutic, troponin, unerotic, unitrope, unpoetic, unpotent, unprince, unrotten, untropic

7 Letter Words for Counterpoint

cerotin, cittern, coenuri, cointer, coiture, connote, content, contenu, conteur, contort, contour, contune, coonier, coontie, coptine, corinne, cornein, cornett, cornute, cornuto, coronet, cortine, cotrine, cottier, cotutor, counite, counter, countor, cretion, crottin, croupon, crouton, cuprein, cuprite, curtein, cuttier, enprint, entonic, entopic, entotic, iceroot, incrept, intoner, intuent, nectron, nepotic, neutron, nocturn, nonepic, nonetti, nonetto, nonpoet, nonport, norteno, noticer, notoire, nounier, nutrice, nuttier, onionet, opencut, oporice, opticon, ornoite, outcept, outcrop, outport, outrope, outtire, outtore, outtorn, pectron, pentoic, pentrit, pericon, perotic, petitor, picture, poetito, pointer, poncier, pontine, porcine, porcino, porotic, portent, portico, portion, pottern, pottier, pouncer, pouncet, poutier, poutine, prenoon, pronoun, prootic, protect, proteic, protein, protone, pterion, puceron, punnier, puttier, recount, rection, repoint, repunit, reunion, routine, ruction, ruption, tention, ternion, teucrin, tonetic, tontine, tornote, torpent, tortoni, toutier, trenton, tritone, tropeic, tropein, tropine, trounce, trutine, tueiron, turnpin, tutrice, uncropt, unction, unicorn, uninert, unprint, untinct, untripe, untrite, upttore, upttorn

6 Letter Words for Counterpoint

centon, centro, ceptor, ceroon, cinter, citron, coiner, coinop, conine, conite, conner, connie, conter, contin, conure, cooner, cooper, coorie, cooter, cootie, copier, copout, copter, cornet, cornin, corone, coroun, cortin, cotoin, cotter, cotton, cotuit, couper, coupon, courie, couter, crepon, cretin, crinet, cronet, cronie, crotin, croton, croupe, croute, cruent, cuerpo, cuiter, cunner, cuorin, curiet, curine, curite, curnie, curpin, cutter, cuttoe, cuttoo, econut, encoop, ennoic, enoint, enroot, enruin, entour, epirot, erotic, erucin, eupion, incent, incept, incorp, incoup, incute, ineunt, inocor, inport, inpour, intent, intern, intone, intort, intron, intune, inturn, inunct, ionone, necton, neocon, neuric, neurin, neuron, nintoo, nipter, nitent, nitter, nocent, noetic, nonoic, nooner, norice, norite, norito, notice, notion, notour, nuncio, nuprin, nutter, octine, octroi, octuor, operon, opiner, option, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, orpinc, orpine, outtop, pectin, peinct, penoun, pentit, pernio, picote, pictun, pieton, pincer, pinner, pinnet, pioner, piroot, pitten, pitter, poetic, pointe, poitou, ponent, ponier, pontic, pontie, pontin, poonce, pooter, porett, porion, porite, portio, potent, potion, potter, pottur, poucer, pounce, pourie, pouter, precut, prince, procne, proine, pronic, pronto, protei, proton, pruine, prutot, pteric, pterin, pteron, ptotic, puerto, puncto, punier, punner, punnet, punnic, punter, purine, putten, putter, puttie, puttoo, recoin, recoup, retint, rincon, roncet, ronion, roopit, rotten, rounce, roupet, roupie, roupit, runite, runnet, tenpin, tentor, tenuit, tenuti, tenuto, tercio, terpin, tertio, terton, tetric, teuton, tiento, tinner, tinnet, tinpot, tinter, tiptoe, tonier, tonite, tonner, toonie, toorie, tooter, topnet, torino, torten, tortie, tortue, toupet, tourie, tourne, tourte, touter, toutie, tricep, tricon, tricot, tripot, triton, triune, tropic, tropin, troupe, tunier, tunner, tunnor, turion, turnip, turnon, uncite, uncoin, uncoop, uncope, uncore, unepic, uniter, unnice, unopen, unpent, unrein, unrent, unripe, unroot, unrope, untent, untine, untipt, untire, untone, untorn, uprein, uproot, uptore, uptorn, uretic, uronic, urtite

5 Letter Words for Counterpoint

ceint, centi, cento, centu, cerin, cetin, cipro, citer, coeno, coner, conin, conne, connu, conte, conto, contr, cooer, coopt, copei, copen, coper, corni, corno, cornu, corpn, cotte, count, coupe, coure, court, crept, crine, cripe, crone, croon, croup, crout, cruet, crunt, cunei, cunit, cunni, curet, curie, curin, curio, cuter, cutie, cutin, cutto, encup, ennui, enorn, enrut, eruct, erupt, ettin, eucti, incor, incur, incut, inept, inert, inner, innet, inone, input, inrun, inter, intro, intue, inure, inurn, iortn, irone, necro, nepit, netop, nicer, niner, nintu, ninut, niter, niton, nitro, noint, noire, nonce, nonet, nonic, norie, norit, noter, nucin, nunce, ocote, octet, oenin, oncer, oncet, oncin, onion, ontic, oorie, opine, opter, optic, orcin, orion, orpin, orpit, ortet, otter, ounce, ourie, outen, outer, outre, penni, perit, petit, petri, petro, petti, petto, picot, piert, piner, pinon, pinot, pinte, pinto, pirot, piton, piute, point, poire, ponce, ponto, poori, poort, poret, porno, porte, porto, poter, potin, potti, potto, pouce, prent, price, prine, print, prion, proin, prone, prote, proto, prune, prunt, pucer, punce, punct, punic, punti, punto, purin, puton, putti, putto, recip, recit, recon, recpt, recti, recto, recut, renin, repic, repin, repot, retin, retip, ripen, ronco, roneo, ronin, ronne, ronte, rooti, rotte, rouen, route, runic, rupie, rutic, rutin, tecon, tenio, tenno, tennu, tenon, tenor, tepor, tetri, ticer, tinct, titer, titup, toner, tonic, tonne, tonto, toper, topic, topoi, toret, toric, torot, torte, toter, toupe, tourn, tourt, trice, trine, tripe, tript, trite, troco, troic, tronc, trone, troop, troot, trope, troue, trout, truce, tuner, tunic, turco, turin, turio, tutin, tutor, unice, union, unite, unnet, unorn, unpen, unpin, unpot, unrip, untie, untin, untop, uptie, ureic, urent, urine, urite, uteri, utero, utter

4 Letter Words for Counterpoint

cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, cipo, cire, cite, cito, coin, coir, coit, cone, coni, conn, cont, coon, coop, coot, cope, copr, copt, core, corn, corp, cort, cote, coto, cott, coue, coup, cour, crin, crip, crit, crop, crpe, crue, crup, crut, cuir, cuit, cunt, cuon, cure, curn, curt, cute, econ, ecru, ecto, ento, entr, epic, epit, eric, erin, eruc, etic, eton, etui, euoi, euro, icer, icon, incr, inne, inro, into, intr, iron, irpe, iter, iure, nein, neon, neti, neut, nice, nine, nito, noir, none, noon, noop, nope, nore, nori, norn, note, nott, noun, noup, nout, nunc, oeci, oint, once, oner, onto, oont, opec, open, oreo, otic, otoe, otto, ourn, outr, peni, pent, peon, peri, pern, pert, peru, peto, pice, pico, pict, pien, pier, piet, pine, pino, pint, pion, pirn, pnce, poco, poet, pone, pont, poon, poor, poot, porc, pore, porn, port, pote, poti, pott, pour, pout, prec, pret, prie, prin, prio, proc, pron, proo, prut, ptui, puce, puer, puir, punt, pure, puri, putt, rcpt, rect, rein, reit, renn, reno, rent, repo, rept, rice, rine, riot, ripe, ript, rite, ritt, roin, roit, rone, ront, roon, roop, root, rope, rotc, rote, roti, roto, roue, roun, roup, rout, ruen, ruin, rune, runt, tent, tern, terp, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tint, tipe, tipt, tipu, tire, tite, toco, toit, tone, tonn, toon, toop, toot, tope, topi, topo, torc, tore, tori, torn, toro, tort, toru, tote, toto, toun, toup, tour, tout, tret, trie, trin, trio, trip, trit, tron, trop, trot, true, trun, tune, tuno, tupi, turn, turp, tute, unce, unci, unco, unct, unie, unio, unit, unto, upon, uric, uroo

3 Letter Words for Counterpoint

cen, ceo, cep, cer, cie, cir, cit, con, coo, cop, cor, cot, cpi, cpo, cpr, cpt, cpu, cro, crt, cru, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cue, cun, cup, cur, cut, eco, ect, ecu, eir, enc, eon, epi, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, inn, int, ion, iou, ipo, ipr, ire, nco, nei, neo, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, nne, non, noo, nor, not, nun, nur, nut, oct, oer, oie, one, oni, ono, ont, oon, oop, oor, oot, ope, opt, orc, ore, ort, otc, oto, oui, oup, our, out, pci, pct, pec, pen, per, pet, pic, pie, pin, pir, pit, piu, poi, pon, poo, por, pot, prc, pre, prn, pro, pte, ptt, pun, pur, put, rct, rec, rei, rep, rie, rin, rio, rip, rit, roc, roe, roi, ron, roo, rot, rpt, rte, rti, ruc, rue, run, rut, tcp, tec, ten, ter, tet, tic, tie, tin, tip, tit, tiu, tnt, toc, toe, toi, ton, too, top, tor, tot, tou, tpi, tri, trp, trt, tue, tui, tun, tup, tur, tut, uit, unc, uni, unn, unp, upo, ure, urn, urp, utc, ute, uti

Definitions for Counterpoint

[1] Music . the art of combining melodies.
[2] Music . the texture resulting from the combining of individual melodic lines.
[3] a melody composed to be combined with another melody.
[4] Also called counterpoint rhythm . Prosody . syncopation(def 2) .
[5] any element that is juxtaposed and contrasted with another.
[6] to emphasize or clarify by contrast or juxtaposition.
[7] the technique involving the simultaneous sounding of two or more parts or melodies
[8] a melody or part combined with another melody or part See also descant (def. 1)
[9] the musical texture resulting from the simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies or parts
[10] strict counterpoint the application of the rules of counterpoint as an academic exercise
[11] a contrasting or interacting element, theme, or item; foil
[12] prosody the use of a stress or stresses at variance with the regular metrical stress
[13] (tr) to set in contrast

Words related to Counterpoint

inverse, contradistinction, antithesis, disagreement, contradiction, opposition, differentiation

Words nearby Counterpoint

counterphobic, counterpin, counterplan, counterplea, counterplot, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoise bridge, counterpose, counterpressure, counterproductive

Origin of Counterpoint

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French contrepoint, translation of Medieval Latin (cantus ) contrāpūnctus literally, (song) pointed or pricked against, referring to notes of an accompaniment written over or under the notes of a plainsong. See counter-, point

Other words from Counterpoint

Related adjective: contrapuntal

Word origin for Counterpoint

C15: from Old French contrepoint, from contre- counter- + point dot, note in musical notation, that is, an accompaniment set against the notes of a melody

Synonyms for Counterpoint

antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, differentiation, disagreement, inverse, oppositeness, opposition