conversational
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation.
a conversational tone of voice.
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able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
adjective
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of, using, or in the manner of conversation
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inclined to or skilled in conversation; conversable
Synonym Usage
See colloquial.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of conversational
First recorded in 1770–80; conversation + -al 1
Example Sentences
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His chatty, conversational guide, “A Short History of Hampton Court,” was in part aimed at the tourists who discovered the palace after Queen Victoria opened it to visitors in 1838.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Quirky sentences, spelling errors and grammar mistakes used to be clues of overseas scams — but AI now makes the pitches sound conversational, Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The three partners founded Hugging Face in New York, where Delangue was already living, with the aim of building a conversational AI interface -- a sort of forerunner of ChatGPT -- aimed primarily at teenagers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"On the calls, Jeffries is a fluent conversational partner and shows that he has the ability to learn new information auditorily," Judge Choudhury said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
She found a job working for an agency, helping American businesspeople learn conversational French, and French businesspeople learn conversational English.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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