conventional

conventional
adj.
VERBS
be, seem
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly
entirely, utterly (esp. AmE)
largely
seemingly
Conventional is used with these nouns: ↑agriculture, ↑approach, ↑armaments, ↑assumption, ↑channel, ↑definition, ↑design, ↑distinction, ↑division, ↑doctrine, ↑economics, ↑expectation, ↑explosive, ↑farm, ↑farmer, ↑farming, ↑fashion, ↑force, ↑fuel, ↑idea, ↑manner, ↑marriage, ↑means, ↑medicine, ↑method, ↑missile, ↑morality, ↑notion, ↑oven, ↑politeness, ↑produce, ↑restraint, ↑rocket, ↑sense, ↑spelling, ↑standard, ↑submarine, ↑technique, ↑thinking, ↑treatment, ↑type, ↑understanding, ↑upbringing, ↑value, ↑view, ↑war, ↑warfare, ↑weapon, ↑wisdom

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  • conventional — con·ven·tion·al /kən ven chə nəl/ adj 1: based on, settled by, or formed by agreement: contractual compare judicial 2, legal 2c 2: of, like, or r …   Law dictionary

  • conventional — con‧ven‧tion‧al [kənˈvenʆnəl] adjective a conventional way of doing something is the way that has been used or available for some time and is considered to be normal: • standard conventional fixed rate mortgages • Conventional measures of stock… …   Financial and business terms

  • convenţional — CONVENŢIONÁL, Ă, convenţionali, e, adj. 1. Stabilit, prin convenţie, acceptat prin tradiţie. 2. Provenit dintr o convenţie învechită sau practicată (practica) mecanic (şi rupt de realitate); artificial. ♦ (Despre caracter, fire etc.) Lipsit de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Conventional — Con*ven tion*al, a. [L. conventionalis: cf. F. conventionnel.] 1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. [1913 Webster] Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights service. Sir M. Hale. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conventional — [kən ven′shə nəl] adj. [LL conventionalis] 1. having to do with a convention or assembly 2. of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage; customary 3. a) depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than… …   English World dictionary

  • conventional — [adj1] common, normal accepted, accustomed, button down, commonplace, correct, current, customary, decorous, everyday, expected, fashionable, formal, general, habitual, in established usage, ordinary, orthodox, plain, popular, predominant,… …   New thesaurus

  • Conventional — (Conventionell, v. lat.), einer Convention gemäß, worüber man einig geworden ist. Conventionalfrist, eine Frist, über welche die processirenden Parteien unter Genehmigung des Richters übereingekommen sind. Conventionalstrafe, was eine Person… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • conventional — (adj.) late 15c., of the nature of an agreement, from L.L. conventionalis pertaining to convention or agreement, from L. conventionem (see CONVENTION (Cf. convention)). Meaning of the nature of a convention is from 1812, now rare; established by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • conventional — formal, ceremonious, *ceremonial, solemn Analogous words: *decorous, proper, seemly, decent: *correct, right, precise Antonyms: unconventional Contrasted words: *negligent, slack, lax, remiss: *natural …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • conventional — ► ADJECTIVE 1) based on or in accordance with convention. 2) following social conventions; not individual or adventurous. 3) (of weapons or power) non nuclear. DERIVATIVES conventionalist noun conventionality noun conventionalize (also… …   English terms dictionary

  • conventional — con|ven|tion|al [ kən venʃnəl ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different: You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven. He wanted a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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