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uncontentious

con·ten·tious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-ten-shuh s]
    • /kənˈtɛn ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-ten-shuh s]
    • /kənˈtɛn ʃəs/

Definitions of uncontentious word

  • adjective uncontentious tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew. 1
  • adjective uncontentious causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. 1
  • adjective uncontentious Law. pertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties. 1
  • adjective uncontentious agreeable 0
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Origin of uncontentious

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English contenciose < Latin contentiōsus, equivalent to contenti(ō) contention + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Uncontentious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncontentious

uncontentious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

uncontentious usage trend in Literature

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