conventional

[ kuh n-ven-shuh-nl ]
/ kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /

adjective

Origin of conventional

From the Late Latin word conventiōnālis, dating back to 1575–85. See convention, -al1

SYNONYMS FOR conventional

1 See formal1.
2 usual, habitual, customary.

OTHER WORDS FROM conventional

Words nearby conventional

convenient, convent, conventicle, convention, convention center, conventional, conventional sign, conventional thoracoplasty, conventional weapon, conventional wisdom, conventionalism

Example sentences from the Web for anti-conventional

  • Verestchagin, Russian painter, is realistic to an extreme degree and anti-conventional; b. 1842.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for anti-conventional

conventional
/ (kənˈvɛnʃənəl) /

adjective

noun

bridge another word for convention (def. 7)

Derived forms of conventional

conventionally, adverb