Definition of "contriteness" []

• The state of being contrite. (noun)

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• "His tone should at least have feigned contriteness, and an awareness of the problem does not excuse him of that."
• "And, ere the excitement began to ebb, nine-tenths of his congregation and all his converts were down on knees and praying and shouting aloud an immensity of contriteness and sin."
• "Writing's hard when there's so much to say and you're not sure how to say it, or what the proper mix of generosity, contriteness, candor, and diplomacy should be."