conventional

[ kuh n-ven-shuh-nl ]

/ kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /

adjective

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.

pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols.

ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology.

not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear: conventional warfare.

Art.

in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition.
(of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner.

of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact.

Law. resting on consent, express or implied.

of or relating to a convention or assembly.

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

con·ven·tion·al·ist, noun con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb an·ti·con·ven·tion·al, adjective an·ti·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb

an·ti·con·ven·tion·al·ist, noun, adjective non·con·ven·tion·al, adjective non·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb qua·si-con·ven·tion·al, adjective qua·si-con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb sem·i·con·ven·tion·al, adjective sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for nonconventional (1 of 2)

nonconventional

/ (ˌnɒnkənˈvɛnʃənəl) /

adjective

not established by accepted usage or general agreement; non-traditional a nonconventional lifestyle

(of weapons, warfare, etc) nuclear or chemical

British Dictionary definitions for nonconventional (2 of 2)

conventional

/ (kənˈvɛnʃənəl) /

adjective

following the accepted customs and proprieties, esp in a way that lacks originality conventional habits

established by accepted usage or general agreement

of or relating to a convention or assembly

law based upon the agreement or consent of parties

arts represented in a simplified or generalized way; conventionalized

(of weapons, warfare, etc) not nuclear

noun

bridge another word for convention (def. 7)

Derived forms of conventional

conventionally, adverb

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