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conventionalist

con·ven·tion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-ven-shuh-nl]
    • /kənˈvɛn ʃə nl/
    • /kənˈvɛnʃənlɪst /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-ven-shuh-nl]
    • /kənˈvɛn ʃə nl/

Definitions of conventionalist word

  • adjective conventionalist conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior. 1
  • adjective conventionalist pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols. 1
  • adjective conventionalist ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology. 1
  • adjective conventionalist not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear: conventional warfare. 1
  • adjective conventionalist Art. in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition. (of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner. 1
  • adjective conventionalist of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact. 1

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Origin of conventionalist

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
From the Late Latin word conventiōnālis, dating back to 1575-85. See convention, -al1

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Parts of speech for Conventionalist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

conventionalist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for conventionalist

noun conventionalist

  • follower — a person or thing that follows.
  • traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
  • yes man — a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.
  • sheep — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.

Antonyms for conventionalist

noun conventionalist

  • radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
  • left wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
  • liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
  • progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.

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