Concience or conscience?
Did you mean conscience? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: conscience. Misspelling: concience.
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Memory tip
Con + science: your conscience is the science of right and wrong.
Why people write “concience”
The misspelling “concience” is only one letter off: it leaves out the S.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make conscience automatic.
What does “conscience” mean?
conscience noun
- motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Synonyms:scruples
- conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
“a person of unflagging conscience”
- a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
“he has no conscience about his cruelty”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Conscience” in a sentence
- His conscience told him to return the wallet.
- A person of unflagging conscience.
- He has no conscience about his cruelty.
Is “conscience” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“concience” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CONSCIENCE.