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1 : a resident in an apartment building who performs services for the tenants

2 : a usu. multilingual hotel staff member who usu. handles mail and reservations

con·cil·i·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to bring into agreement : RECONCILE

2 : to gain the goodwill of

— con·cil·i·a·tion noun

Synonyms

accommodate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, key, reconcile—more at HARMONIZE

con·cil·ia·to·ry adjective : tending to conciliate

Synonyms

pacific, propitiatory—more at PACIFIC

con·cise adjective : expressing much in few words : BRIEF

Synonyms

brief, compact, compendious, crisp, epigrammatic, laconic, pithy, succinct, summary, terse; also abrupt, blunt, brusque, curt, short, snippy; abbreviated, abridged, condensed, shortened; meaty, substantial; meaningful, significant

Antonyms

diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, wordy

con·cise·ly adverb : in a concise manner

Synonyms

compactly, crisply, laconically, shortly, succinctly, summarily, tersely—more at SHORTLY

con·cise·ness noun : the quality or state of being concise

Synonyms

brevity, briefness, compactness, crispness, succinctness, terseness—more at SUCCINCTNESS

con·clave noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. ML, fr. L, room that can be locked, fr. com- together + clavis key]

: a private gathering; also : CONVENTION

con·clude verb con·clud·ed; con·clud·ing 1 : to bring or come to a close : END

2 a : to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : JUDGE

b : to make a decision about : DECIDE

3 : to bring about as a result

Synonyms

[1] close, end, finish, round, terminate, wind up, wrap up—more at CLOSE

[2a] deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, judge, reason, understand—more at INFER

[2b] choose, decide, determine, figure, opt, resolve—more at DECIDE

con·clu·sion noun 1 : the logical consequence of a reasoning process

2 : the last part of anything : END

3 : a final decision or settlement : OUTCOME, RESULT

Synonyms

[1, 3] aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequence, upshot—more at EFFECT

[2] close, consummation, end, ending, finale, finis, finish, windup—more at FINALE

con·clu·sive adjective : putting an end to debate or question esp. by reason of irrefutability

— con·clu·sive·ly adverb

Synonyms

absolute, clear, decisive, definitive; also incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable; unchallenged, uncontested, undisputed; unambiguous, unequivocal; certain, definite, positive, sure

Antonyms

inconclusive, indecisive, unclear

con·coct verb 1 : to prepare by combining raw materials

2 a : to formulate by thought

b : to put together usu. for the purposes of deception : DEVISE

Synonyms

contrive, cook, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, think—more at INVENT

con·coc·tion noun 1 : something that is concocted (as a food or scheme)

2 : something that suggests origin by concoction (as by mingling of diverse elements)

Synonyms

coinage, contrivance, creation, innovation, invention, wrinkle—more at INVENTION

1concomitant adjective : accompanying esp. in a subordinate or incidental way

Synonyms

accompanying, attendant, attending, coincident, concurrent—more at COINCIDENT

2concomitant noun : something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else

con·cord noun : a state of agreement : HARMONY

Synonyms

compatibility, harmony, peace—more at HARMONY

con·cor·dance noun 1 : an alphabetical index of words in a book or in an author's works with the passages in which they occur

2 : AGREEMENT, COVENANT

con·cor·dant adjective : HARMONIOUS, AGREEING

con·cor·dat noun : CONCORDANCE 2

con·course noun 1 : a spontaneous coming together : GATHERING

2 : an open space or hall (as in a bus terminal) where crowds gather

1concrete adjective 1 : naming a real thing or class of things : not abstract

2 : not theoretical : ACTUAL

3 : made of or relating to concrete

4 : formed by