contrite

As nouns the difference between contrite and atonement

is that contrite is a contrite person; a penitent while atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.

As an adjective contrite

is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.

As adjectives the difference between contrite and compunctious

is that contrite is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic while compunctious is exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.

As a noun contrite

is a contrite person; a penitent.

As adjectives the difference between contrite and contrate

is that contrite is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic while contrate is having cogs or teeth]] projecting parallel to the axis, instead of [[radiate|radiating from it.

As a noun contrite

is a contrite person; a penitent.

As adjectives the difference between contrite and contrived

is that contrite is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic while contrived is unnatural, forced.

As a noun contrite

is a contrite person; a penitent.

As a verb contrived is

past tense of contrive.

As nouns the difference between meekness and contrite

is that meekness is the quality of being meek while contrite is a contrite person; a penitent.

As an adjective contrite is

sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.

As nouns the difference between contrite and soru

is that contrite is a contrite person; a penitent while soru is sister.

As an adjective contrite

is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.

As an adjective contrite

is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.

As a noun contrite

is a contrite person; a penitent.

As a verb contrive is

to form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot.

In obsolete terms the difference between contrite and avow

is that contrite is thoroughly bruised or broken while avow is avowal.

As nouns the difference between contrite and avow

is that contrite is a contrite person; a penitent while avow is avowal.

As an adjective contrite

is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.

As a verb avow is

to declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and contrite

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while contrite is a contrite person; a penitent.

As an adjective contrite is

sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.

As nouns the difference between contrite and penitence

is that contrite is a contrite person; a penitent while penitence is condition of being penitent.

As an adjective contrite

is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.