consumerism
— Noun
– English
～ the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
consumerism
— Noun
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～ a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
consuming
— Adjective
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～ very strong; urgently felt; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
consummate
— Verb
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～ fulfill sexually; "consummate a marriage"
consummate
— Verb
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～ make perfect; bring to perfection
consummate
— Adjective
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～ having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"
consummate
— Adjective
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～ without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thorough nuisance"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
consummate
— Adjective
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～ perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"
consummated
— Adjective
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～ brought to completion; "a consummated transaction"
consummation
— Noun
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～ the act of bringing to completion or fruition
consummation
— Noun
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～ the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
conspicuous consumption
— Noun
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～ buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
consumption
— Noun
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～ involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
consumption
— Noun
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～ the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
consumption
— Noun
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～ (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
consumption
— Noun
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～ the act of consuming something
consumptive
— Adjective
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～ afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
consumptive
— Adjective
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～ tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
consumptive
— Noun
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～ a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
contact
— Verb
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～ be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"