conventional

[ kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]

/ kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /

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adjective

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.

pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols.

ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology.

not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear: conventional warfare.

Art.

in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition.
(of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner.

of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact.

Law. resting on consent, express or implied.

of or relating to a convention or assembly.

OTHER WORDS FOR conventional

2 usual, habitual, customary.

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Origin of conventional

From the Late Latin word conventiōnālis, dating back to 1575–85. See convention, -al¹

synonym study for conventional

1. See formal¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM conventional

con·ven·tion·al·ist, nouncon·ven·tion·al·ly, adverban·ti·con·ven·tion·al, adjectivean·ti·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb

an·ti·con·ven·tion·al·ist, noun, adjectivenon·con·ven·tion·al, adjectivenon·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverbqua·si-con·ven·tion·al, adjectivequa·si-con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverbsem·i·con·ven·tion·al, adjectivesem·i·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby conventional

conveniency, convenient, convent, conventicle, convention, conventional, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventional sign, conventional thoracoplasty

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How to use conventional in a sentence

The bitcoin network doesn't comply with anti-money laundering laws that conventional financial networks must follow—though some bitcoin intermediaries do.
Mastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think|Timothy B. Lee|February 11, 2021|Ars Technica
In its marketing, Trek claimed that WaveCel was “up to 48 times” more protective against concussions than conventional, foam-only helmets, citing a peer-reviewed study.
The Trek WaveCel Helmet Lawsuit, Explained|Joe Lindsey|February 10, 2021|Outside Online
Quantum bits, or qubits, are analogous to the bits found in conventional computers.
‘Designer molecules’ could create tailor-made quantum devices|Emily Conover|February 9, 2021|Science News
It claims to be able to 3D print structures “two times as quickly with 95% less labor hours and 10-times less waste” than conventional construction.
Mighty Buildings nabs $40M Series B to 3D print your next house|Mary Ann Azevedo|February 9, 2021|TechCrunch

The economic, demographic and technological forces now converging on conventional radio helped push the two biggest station owners, iHeart Media and Cumulus Media, to file for bankruptcy-court protection in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Rush Limbaugh is ailing. And so is the conservative talk radio industry.|Paul Farhi|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Many Jewish women have been accepted as conventional, mainstream hot.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The end of conventional childbirth might only be a matter of time.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Despite conventional wisdom, there are no rewards just for participating.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They double down on the plot device of a lone visionary opposed by conventional hierarchies.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Enter the iSpoon, a conventional stirrer on one end and a tablet stylus on the other.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Richard Hendriks in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Mr. Boutwood, though a dog, was a careful dog, especially at those moments when the conventional dog can refuse nothing.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The various lodgings of my bachelor days was never quite of the conventional sort.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The period of infancy is fixed by law, and is therefore a conventional, yet needful regulation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Toulon, which had been seized by the French royalists, surrendered to the conventional troops.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
She was hatless and dressed in a neat riding-suit—the conventional attire of her classmates who had gone in for riding-lessons.
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British Dictionary definitions for conventional

conventional

/ (kənˈvɛnʃənəl) /

adjective

following the accepted customs and proprieties, esp in a way that lacks originalityconventional habits

established by accepted usage or general agreement

of or relating to a convention or assembly

law based upon the agreement or consent of parties

arts represented in a simplified or generalized way; conventionalized

(of weapons, warfare, etc) not nuclear

noun

bridge another word for convention (def. 7)

Derived forms of conventional

conventionally, adverb

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