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7-letter words (1 found)

CONVENT,

6-letter words (2 found)

COVENT,NOCENT,

5-letter words (11 found)

CENTO,CONNE,CONTE,COVEN,COVET,NONCE,NONET,ONCET,TENNO,TENON,TONNE,

4-letter words (14 found)

CENT,CONE,CONN,COTE,COVE,NEON,NONE,NOTE,ONCE,OVEN,TONE,VENT,VETO,VOTE,

3-letter words (16 found)

CON,COT,ECO,EON,EVO,NET,NON,NOT,ONE,TEC,TEN,TOC,TOE,TON,VET,VOE,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,ET,NE,NO,OE,ON,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 53 words from convent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of convent

convent

Etymology 1

From Middle English convent, variant of covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, perfect participle of the verb convenio (whence ultimately convene), see con- + venio. Doublet of coven.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.vɛnt/, /ˈkɒn.vənt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.vɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: con‧vent

Noun

convent (plural convents)

  1. A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
  2. The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
  3. (now especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
  4. (India) A Christian school.
  5. A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
  6. A coming together; a meeting.
Hyponyms
  • (religious community): monastery (chiefly male), nunnery (chiefly female), ribat (Sufi or Islamic and female)
Derived terms
  • convent school
Related terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin convenio (past participle conventus), whence also convene; so of the same ultimate origin as Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈvɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

convent (third-person singular simple present convents, present participle conventing, simple past and past participle convented)

  1. (obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
  2. (obsolete) To meet together; to concur.
  3. (obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.

Anagrams

  • convnet

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin conventus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kumˈben]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [koɱˈvent]

Noun

convent m (plural convents)

  1. convent (building)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch convent, from Old French convent, from Latin conventus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈvɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: con‧vent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

convent n (plural conventen)

  1. (Christianity) convent, monastery
    Synonym: klooster
  2. (obsolete) meeting, gathering, convention

Related terms

  • conventikel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conventus. See also the doublet couvent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɑ̃/

Noun

convent m (plural convents)

  1. (archaic, rare) convent, nunnery

Related terms

  • convention

Further reading

  • “convent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org