conventional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From convention + -al.
Meanings
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Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):Young-White’s paeans to short kings encourage us to confront society’s overvaluation of men’s height, and recognize the guys under 6ft whose positive attitudes render them nothing short of regal. A short king isn’t just any male-presenting person of modest stature – it’s someone who has the strength of character to flourish in the face of conventional male beauty standards.
2019 June 21, Adrienne Matei, “In praise of short men: will the rise of ‘short kings’ spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
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Ordinary, commonplace.
They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.
Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
1980, Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage:“You’re not conventional?” Isabel gravely asked. “I like the way you utter that word! No, I’m not conventional: I’m convention itself. You don’t understand that?”
1908, Henry James, chapter XXIX, in The Portrait of a Lady (The Novels and Tales of Henry James; IV), New York edition, volume II, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC; republished as The Portrait of a Lady (EBook #2834), United States: Project Gutenberg, 1 September 2001:
- Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
- Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most conventional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more conventional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonconventional · natural · atypical · unconventional · out of the ordinary · imaginative · nuclear · organic
Deriveds
conventional wisdom · conventionalization · counterconventional · conventionalise · conventionalist · conventional mortgage loan · conventionalize · conventional weaponry · anticonventional · conventional war · conventionally · nonconventional · conventional weapon · conventional warfare · conventionalism · non-conventional · preconventional · postconventional · conventionalisation · conventional oven · conventional PCI · conventional memory · conventionality
Relateds
Synonyms
clichéd · regular · common-and-garden · played out · bog-standard · uniform · customary · customary · cheesy · overworked · threadbare · artificial · compliant · common · conventional · garden variety · improminent · congruent · mundane · dog-eared · unstrange · common-or-garden · workaday · trite · tired · well-worn · bathetic · corny · plain vanilla · traditional · standard issue · conventional · par for the course · pat · stereotypical · medial · shopworn · conformable · official · proper · unexceptional · by the book · routine · warmed-over · in step · natural · congruent · wakeaday · typical · commensurate · consistent · typical · conformant · allowed · canonical · in line · par · stale · compatible · average · vulgar · customary · orthodox · kosher · prosaic · hackneyed · commonplace · overdone · overused · everyday · routine · commonplace · normal · basic · bromidic · usual · proportionate · ordinary · mundane · hoary · congruous · typical · unremarkable · run-of-the-mill · consistent · plain · homodox · halal · expected · standard · quotidian · natural · timeworn · traditional · banal · stock · customary
Translations (56)
uk звича́йний (ordinary, commonplace) · hi परंपरागत (following an accepted principle) · fr conventionnel (ordinary, commonplace) · ga gnásúil (ordinary, commonplace) · cmn 协定的 (following an accepted principle) · ca convencional (ordinary, commonplace) · ca convencional (following an accepted principle) · ar عُرْفِيّ (following an accepted principle) · pt convencional (following an accepted principle) · it convenzionale (ordinary, commonplace) · fi tavanomainen (following an accepted principle) · vi lẽ thường (following an accepted principle) · nl conventioneel (following an accepted principle) · ru общепри́нятый (following an accepted principle) · ru обы́чный (ordinary, commonplace) · fr conventionnel (following an accepted principle) · rm convenziunal (ordinary, commonplace) · ru обыкнове́нный (ordinary, commonplace) · pl konwencyjny (following an accepted principle) · ru конвенцио́нный (following an accepted principle) · uk конвенційний (following an accepted principle) · ro convențional (ordinary, commonplace) · de konventionell (following an accepted principle) · es convencional (ordinary, commonplace) · ga gnásúil (following an accepted principle) · id konvensional (ordinary, commonplace) · gl convencional (following an accepted principle) · pt convencional (ordinary, commonplace) · bg традиционен (ordinary, commonplace) · pl konwencyjny (ordinary, commonplace) · uk загальнопри́йнятий (following an accepted principle) · ota مسنون (following an accepted principle) · ru общепри́нятый (ordinary, commonplace) · pl konwencjonalny (following an accepted principle) · sl konvencionálen (ordinary, commonplace) · bg обикновен (ordinary, commonplace) · fi konventionaalinen (following an accepted principle) · tl kagawianin (following an accepted principle) · hi पारंपरिक (following an accepted principle) · fi tavanomainen (ordinary, commonplace) · ru традицио́нный (ordinary, commonplace) · ru консервати́вный (ordinary, commonplace) · ru станда́ртный (ordinary, commonplace) · id konvensional (following an accepted principle) · es convencional (following an accepted principle) · de herkömmlich (ordinary, commonplace) · cy confensiynol (following an accepted principle) · cmn 常规的 (ordinary, commonplace) · fa عرفی (following an accepted principle) · pl konwencjonalny (ordinary, commonplace) · vi tục lệ (following an accepted principle) · bg стандартен (ordinary, commonplace) · de konventionell (ordinary, commonplace) · eo konvencia (following an accepted principle) · ro convențional (following an accepted principle) · sv vedertagen (following an accepted principle)