conventionalism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English conventionalism From conventional + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
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(countable, obsolete, usually) A conventional act or constraint.
Having said this, you will not, I trust, suspect me of disliking you for throwing off conventionalisms and speaking to me as a man to a man.
1864 March 15, Frederick Denison Maurice, “To ____”, in The Life Of Frederick Denison Maurice, volume 2, →ISBN, page 478:
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(uncountable, usually) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.
Skepticism arrives at conventionalism by way of the claims that the conditions on evidential support cannot be satisfied […] but that we must have beliefs in order to carry on.
2026 October 2, (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 140, number 3, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventionalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (14)
es convencionalismo (Adherence to social conventions) · pl konwencjonalizm ((philosophy)) · fi sovinnaisuus (Adherence to social conventions) · ca convencionalisme (Adherence to social conventions) · fi konventionalismi ((philosophy)) · ro convenționalism (Adherence to social conventions) · fr conventionnalisme (Adherence to social conventions) · pt convencionalismo (Adherence to social conventions) · fi konventionalismi (Adherence to social conventions) · pl konwencjonalizm (Adherence to social conventions) · el συμβασιοκρατία ((philosophy)) · it convenzionalismo (Adherence to social conventions) · ro convenționalism ((philosophy)) · de Konventionalismus ((philosophy))