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

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How to use conventional in a sentence

The son of a Conventionalist who had not favored the King's death.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
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

He would have been a conventionalist and epicurean, unless he had been a seer.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865|Various

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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