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condign

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kənˈdʌɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /kənˈdaɪn/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪn

1

adj

Meaning 1

Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • condign censure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English condigne, from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- + dignus (“worthy”). Compare deign.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: заслужен (zaslužen) — fitting
  • French: condigne — fitting
  • German: angemessen — fitting
  • German: gebührend — fitting
  • German: passend — fitting
  • German: gerechte — fitting
  • Hungarian: megérdemelt — fitting
  • Hungarian: jogos — fitting
  • Hungarian: méltó — fitting
  • Middle English: digne — fitting
  • Middle English: condigne — fitting
  • Polish: słuszny — fitting
  • Polish: zasłużony — fitting
  • Russian: заслу́женный (zaslúžennyj) — fitting
  • Ukrainian: заслу́жений (zaslúženyj) — fitting