conventional

[kuh n-ven-shuh-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.
1. in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition.
2. (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.

Origin of conventional

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

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

Synonyms for conventional

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1. See formal¹. 2. usual, habitual, customary.

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Related Words for conventionalist

rightist, traditionalist, reactionary, diehard, classicist, moderate, stick-in-the-mud, right, redneck, preserver, obstructionist, Tory, follower, bourgeois, sheep, emulator, orthodox, unprogressive, conventionalist, silk-stocking

Examples from the Web for conventionalist

Historical Examples of conventionalist

He would have been a conventionalist and epicurean, unless he had been a seer.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865
Various
You're only a conventionalist, like everybody else—you're not a moralist.
Sally Bishop
E. Temple Thurston
Sometimes, they force the re-baptism of infants by the conventionalist cur, and shoot at the traditional father.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6)
Hippolyte A. Taine
It was evident John Grier's act was thought by the conventionalist to be a wicked blunder.
Carnac's Folly, Complete
Gilbert Parker
Romme (brother of the Conventionalist, principal author of the Calendar) laid the foundations of our very important science.
The Sea
Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for conventionalist

conventional

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 Formsconventionally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for conventionalist

conventional

adj.

late 15c., "of the nature of an agreement," from Late Latin conventionalis "pertaining to convention or agreement," from Latin conventionem (see convention). Meaning "of the nature of a convention" is from 1812, now rare; "established by social convention" is from 1761; that of "following tradition" is from 1831; that of "non-nuclear" is from 1955. Realted: Conventionality; conventionally.