conversant

[ kuhn-vur-suhnt, kon-ver- ]
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adjective
  1. familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.

  2. Archaic. having regular or frequent conversation; intimately associating; acquainted.

Origin of conversant

1
1250–1300; Middle English conversa(u)nt<Latin conversant- (stem of conversāns), present participle of conversārī to associate with. See converse1, -ant

Other words for conversant

Other words from conversant

  • con·ver·sance, con·ver·san·cy, noun
  • con·ver·sant·ly, adverb
  • non·con·ver·sance, noun
  • non·con·ver·san·cy, noun
  • non·con·ver·sant, adjective
  • non·con·ver·sant·ly, adverb
  • un·con·ver·sant, adjective

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How to use conversant in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for conversant

conversant

/ (kənˈvɜːsənt) /


adjective
  1. (usually postpositive and foll by with) experienced (in), familiar (with), or acquainted (with)

Derived forms of conversant

  • conversance or conversancy, noun
  • conversantly, adverb

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