contriteness
61repentance — [n] feeling bad for past action attrition, compunction, conscience, contriteness, contrition, grief, guilt, penitence, penitency, regret, remorse, rue, ruth, self reproach, sorriness, sorrow; concepts 410,728 Ant. happiness …
62contrite — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or expressing remorse. DERIVATIVES contritely adverb contriteness noun contrition noun. ORIGIN Latin contritus, from conterere grind down, wear away …
63contritely — contrite ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or expressing remorse. DERIVATIVES contritely adverb contriteness noun contrition noun. ORIGIN Latin contritus, from conterere grind down, wear away …
64contrition — contrite ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or expressing remorse. DERIVATIVES contritely adverb contriteness noun contrition noun. ORIGIN Latin contritus, from conterere grind down, wear away …
65contrite — [kən trīt′, kän′trīt΄] adj. [ME contrit < OFr < LL(Ec) contritus, lit., worn out, ground to pieces, pp. of L conterere, to grind < com , together + terere, to rub: see THROW] 1. feeling contrition; repentant 2. showing or resulting from… …
66contrite — adj. 1 completely penitent. 2 feeling remorse or penitence; affected by guilt. 3 (of an action) showing a contrite spirit. Derivatives: contritely adv. contriteness n. Etymology: ME f. OF contrit f. L contritus bruised (as COM , terere trit rub) …
67ruefulness — noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment he drank to drown his sorrows he wrote a note expressing his regret to his rue, the error cost him the game • Syn: ↑sorrow, ↑regret, ↑rue • Derivationally related form …
68ruthful — adjective feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses • Syn: ↑contrite, ↑remorseful, ↑rueful • Similar to: ↑penitent, ↑repentant • Derivationally related forms: ↑ruthfulness …
