Definitions for conservativekənˈsɜr və tɪv

con•serv•a•tivekənˈsɜr və tɪv(adj.)

disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
cautiously moderate:
a conservative estimate.
traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness:
a conservative suit.
(cap.) of or pertaining to a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.
Category: Government
of or pertaining to political conservatism.
Category: Government
(cap.) conforming to or characteristic of Conservative Judaism.
Category: Judaism
having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.
(n.)a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
a supporter of conservative political policies.
Category: Government
(cap.) a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.
Category: Government
a preservative.

1350–1400; ME < MF < LL

con•serv′a•tive•ness(n.)

conservative, conservativist(noun)
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Conservative(adj)
a member of a Conservative Party
conservative(adj)
resistant to change
conservative(adj)
having social or political views favoring conservatism
cautious, conservative(adj)
avoiding excess
"a conservative estimate"
button-down, buttoned-down, conservative(adj)
unimaginatively conventional
"a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
bourgeois, conservative, materialistic(adj)
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
"a bourgeois mentality"

conservative(adjective)ənˈsɜr və tɪv
avoiding change and preferring traditional ways
conservative views/values/beliefs; a conservative style of dressing
conservativeənˈsɜr və tɪv
supporting right-wing political ideas
conservative members of Congress
conservativeənˈsɜr və tɪv
(of an estimate) at the lower end of a range of possible numbers
Three hundred is a conservative estimate.
conservative(noun)ənˈsɜr və tɪv
sb who avoids change and prefers traditional ways
a conservative town
conservativeənˈsɜr və tɪv
sb who supports right-wing political ideas
conservatives in Congress; to dress conservatively; conservatively estimated at $105 billion

conservative(Noun)
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
conservative(Noun)
A fiscal conservative
conservative(Noun)
A political conservative
conservative(Noun)
A social conservative.
conservative(Adjective)
Tending to resist change.
The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
conservative(Adjective)
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
conservative(Adjective)
Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
conservative(Adjective)
Relating to the Republican Party, regardless of its conservatism.
conservative(Adjective)
Relating to the Conservative Party.
conservative(Adjective)
Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Conservative(ProperNoun)
Conservative Party
Conservative(ProperNoun)
A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.
Conservative(ProperNoun)
A member of the Conservative party.
Conservative(ProperNoun)
A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors

Origin: From servare

Conservative(adj)
having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative
Conservative(adj)
tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation
Conservative(adj)
of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; -- contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical
Conservative(noun)
one who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver
Conservative(noun)
one who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; -- opposed to revolutionary or radical
Conservative(noun)
a member of the Conservative party