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Definition of Conventional
1. Adjective. Following accepted customs and proprieties. "Conventional forms of address"
Attributes: Convention, Conventionalism, Conventionality
Similar to: Received, Customary, Formulaic, Stodgy, Stuffy
Also: Formal, Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Conventionality
Antonyms: Unconventional, Unconventional
Similar to: Received, Customary, Formulaic, Stodgy, Stuffy
Also: Formal, Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Conventionality
Antonyms: Unconventional, Unconventional
2. Adjective. Conforming with accepted standards. "A conventional view of the world"
3. Adjective. (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy. "Conventional weapons"
Antonyms: Nuclear
4. Adjective. Unimaginative and conformist. "Conventional attitudes"
Similar to: Button-down, Buttoned-down, Conservative, Square, Straight, Stereotyped, Stereotypic, Stereotypical, Unimaginative, White-bread
Derivative terms: Conventionality
Antonyms: Unconventional
Derivative terms: Conventionality
Antonyms: Unconventional
5. Adjective. Represented in simplified or symbolic form.
Exact synonyms: Formal, Schematic
Category relationships: Beaux Arts, Fine Arts
Similar to: Nonrepresentational
Derivative terms: Schema, Schema, Schematic, Scheme
Category relationships: Beaux Arts, Fine Arts
Similar to: Nonrepresentational
Derivative terms: Schema, Schema, Schematic, Scheme
6. Adjective. In accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past. "The conventional handshake"
7. Adjective. Rigidly formal or bound by convention. "Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
Definition of Conventional
1. a. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.
Definition of Conventional
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour. ¹
2. Adjective. ordinary, commonplace ¹
3. Adjective. banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or cliche ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conventional
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Conventional
1. Following what is traditional or customary. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)