CON

con

(adverb) in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; “much was written pro and con”

bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam

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

con

(noun) an argument opposed to a proposal

convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird

(noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

memorize, memorise, con, learn

(verb) commit to memory; learn by heart; “Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”

victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con

(verb) deprive of by deceit; “He swindled me out of my inheritance”; “She defrauded the customers who trusted her”;

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

(rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.

(rare, obsolete) To know, understand, acknowledge.

Etymology 2

Noun

con (plural cons)

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

(abbreviation) conservative

Synonyms

• disadvantage

Antonyms

• pro

Etymology 3

Noun

con (plural cons)

(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.

Etymology 4

Noun

con (plural cons)

(slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

Synonyms

• See also deception

Verb

con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

(transitive, slang) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

Synonyms

• (to be conned): be sold a pup (idiomatic, British, Australian)

Etymology 5

Verb

con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”)

Noun

con (uncountable)

Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”)

Etymology 6

Noun

con (plural cons)

(informal) An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.

Etymology 7

Noun

con (plural cons)

(informal) The conversion of part of a building.

Etymology 8

Noun

con (uncountable)

(informal, obsolete) Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.

Anagrams

• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc

Proper noun

Con

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

Short for Connie. (female given name)

(UK politics) Abbreviation of Conservative.

Anagrams

• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc

Noun

CON (plural CONs)

Initialism of Certificate of Need.

Anagrams

• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc

Source: Wiktionary

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Con

Definition: - (cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.

Con

Definition: - (cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.

Con, adv. Etym: [Abbrev. from L. contra against.]

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

Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conned; p. pr. & vb. n. Conning.] Etym: [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See Can, v. t. & i.]

1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. Spenser. They say they con to heaven the highway. Spenser.

2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. Wodsworth. I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. Burke. To con answer, to be able to answer. [Obs.] -- To con thanks, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] Shak.

Con, v. t. Etym: [See Cond.] (Naut.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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