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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The Illinois-based equipment maker is rolling out a conversational AI assistant in the vein of ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
“We’re bringing all those disparate AI-power moments for the customer into one really elegant single threaded conversational assistant,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She has tried a full English breakfast - but is not a fan of baked beans - and her TikTok algorithm is already throwing up typical conversational words like "innit".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Kaisa said, her tone carefully conversational: “I dislike Seatown in the summer. It is all young ladies and their mothers, seeking out suitable husbands.”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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