noun
- plural of contriteness; the quality or state of feeling remorseful, penitent, or deeply sorry for wrongdoing
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; typically used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- The defendant's contritenesses were evident in his tearful apology to the court.
- Her contritenesses about the mistake led her to work harder to prevent future errors.
- The priest recognized genuine contritenesses in the parishioner's confession.
- Multiple contritenesses were expressed by the team members after their poor performance.
- His contritenesses seemed sincere, though some remained skeptical of his motives.