Definitions for conventionalkənˈvɛn ʃə nl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•ven•tion•alkənˈvɛn ʃə nl(adj.)
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste.
pertaining to or established by general consent or accepted usage:
conventional symbols.
ordinary rather than different or original.
not using nuclear weapons or energy:
conventional weapons; conventional warfare.
Category: Common Vocabulary
in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition in art.
Category: Fine Arts
of or pertaining to a compact or convention.
Category: Law
of or pertaining to a convention or assembly.
Origin of conventional:
1575–85; < LL
con•ven′tion•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
conventional(adj)
following accepted customs and proprieties
"conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
conventional, established(adj)
conforming with accepted standards
"a conventional view of the world"
conventional(adj)
(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
"conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons"
conventional(adj)
unimaginative and conformist
"conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
conventional, formal, schematic(adj)
represented in simplified or symbolic form
conventional(adj)
in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
"a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"
ceremonious, conventional(adj)
rigidly formal or bound by convention
"their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
conventional(adjective)ənˈvɛn ʃə nl
≠ unconventional
conventional teaching methods; a conventional marriage
conventionalənˈvɛn ʃə nl
what most people think or believe
conventionalənˈvɛn ʃə nl
(of person) preferring traditional ways
a strict conventional man
conventionalənˈvɛn ʃə nl
(of weapons) of the standard type, not nuclear or chemical
conventional weapons
Wiktionary
conventional(Adjective)
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
conventional(Adjective)
ordinary, commonplace
conventional(Adjective)
banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or cliche
Webster Dictionary
Conventional(adj)
formed by agreement or compact; stipulated
Conventional(adj)
growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal
Conventional(adj)
based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules
Conventional(adj)
abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t
Translations for conventional
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
conventional(adjective)
(negative unconventional ) according to the accepted standards etc; not outrageous or eccentric
conventional dress; the more conventional forms of art.
- konvensioneelAfrikaans

- تَقْليديArabic

- общоприетBulgarian

- convencionalPortuguese (BR)

- konvenčníCzech

- herkömmlichGerman

- konventionel; traditionelDanish

- συμβατικός, τυπικόςGreek

- convencionalSpanish

- kombekohaneEstonian

- معمول؛ قراردادیFarsi

- sovinnainenFinnish

- conventionnelFrench

- מְקוּבָּלHebrew

- परम्परागतHindi

- uobičajen, prihvaćenCroatian

- hagyományosHungarian

- konvensionalIndonesian

- viðtekinn, venjulegurIcelandic

- convenzionaleItalian

- 型にはまったJapanese

- 재래적인Korean

- visuotinai priimtas,įprastinis, konvencionalusLithuanian

- konvencionāls; vispārpieņemts; parastsLatvian

- konvensionalMalay

- conventioneelDutch

- konvensjonell, vanlig, i tråd med skikk og bruk, tradisjonsbundetNorwegian

- zwyczajowy, stereotypowyPolish

- معمول؛ قراردادیPersian

- له عمومى دوداو دستور سره سم: معمولىPashto

- convencionalPortuguese

- convenţionalRomanian

- традиционныйRussian

- konvenčnýSlovak

- običajen, standardenSlovenian

- konvencionalanSerbian

- konventionell, sedvanlig, traditionsbundenSwedish

- เกี่ยวกับธรรมเนียมปฏิบัติThai

- geleneksel, alışılagelmişTurkish

- 依照慣例的,傳統的Chinese (Trad.)

- звичайний, загальноприйнятийUkrainian

- رسمى، رواجىUrdu

- thườngVietnamese

- 依照惯例的,约定俗成的,依照传统的,常规的Chinese (Simp.)

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