Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Con·ven·tion·al

   /kənˈven(t)SH(ə)nəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed: "a conventional morality had dictated behavior" Similar normalstandardregularordinaryusualtraditionaltypicalcommoncommon or gardengarden varietyrun-of-the-millprosaicpedestriancommonplaceunimaginativeuninspireduninspiringunadventurousunremarkableunexceptionalunoriginalderivativeformulaicpredictablestockhackneyedclichédstereotypicalstereotypedtriteplatitudinousinformal:old hatplain vanillabog-standardhackyrare:formalisticOpposite original
   • ▪ (of a person) concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity.
   • ▪ (of a work of art or literature) following traditional forms and genres: "conventional love poetry" Similar orthodoxtraditionalestablishedacceptedreceivedmainstreamprevailingprevalentaccustomedcustomaryconservativetraditionaltraditionalistconformistbourgeoisold-fashionedof the old schoolformalcorrectproperdecorousstaidsmall-townsuburbanparochialnarrow-mindedbien pensantcomme il fauthistorical:Biedermeierinformal:straightsquarestrait-lacedstodgystuffystick-in-the-mudfuddy-duddyOpposite unorthodoxunconventionalradicalbohemian
   • ▪ (of weapons or power) nonnuclear: "agreement on reducing conventional forces in Europe"
   • ▪ (of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed upon convention.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conventionalism noun
   • 2. conventionalist noun
   • 3. conventionality noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › conventionalconventional adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › conventional

   • Cached

   Definition of conventional adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › conventionallyConventionally Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › conventionally

   • Cached

   The meaning of CONVENTIONAL is formed by agreement or compact. How to use conventional in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conventional.

4. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukconventional - definition of conventional in English from the ...

   premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk

   • Cached

   adjective. 1based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed:a conventional morality had dictated behaviour. More example sentences. Of course, flouting conventional morality was not allowed in the late 19th century. Of course, conventional training wisdom doesn't condone this.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordCONVENTIONAL - Find out everything about this English word ...

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-word

   • Cached

   Definitions of 'conventional' 1. Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal. [...] 2. A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time. [...] 3. Conventional weapons and wars do not involve nuclear explosives. [...] More. Synonyms of 'conventional'

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › conventionalconventional definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › conventional

   • Cached

   Definition of conventional in Essential American English Dictionary. conventional. adjective. us / kənˈven·ʃə·nəl/ Add to word list. traditional and ordinary: conventional clothes. (Definition of conventional from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of conventional. in Chinese (Traditional)

7. www.wordsmyth.netconventional | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English ...

   www.wordsmyth.net

   • Cached

   definition 1: adhering closely to accepted customs and standards. Impressionist painters moved beyond conventional techniques that had been long employed in the art world. Her very conventional parents could not understand why she had no desire to get married. synonyms: conservative, orthodox. antonyms:

8. www-merriam--webster-com-ssl.access.yonsei.ac.krConventional Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www-merriam--webster-com-ssl.access.yonsei.ac.kr

   • Cached

   The meaning of CONVENTIONAL is formed by agreement or compact. How to use conventional in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conventional.