Conventional - English meaning

kənˈven.ʃən.əl

Conventional – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
Usage examples:
A conventional morality had dictated behaviour
Synonims:
NormalStandardRegularOrdinaryUsualTraditionalTypicalCommonCommon or gardenGarden varietyRun-of-the-millProsaicPedestrianCommonplaceUnimaginativeUninspiredUninspiringUnadventu
adjective
(of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention.
Usage examples:
West made a conventional bid showing a hand with at least 5 spades

adjective
Following the usual practices of the past
Usage examples:
We were raised in a conventional, middle-class family., it’s a conventional hot-water heater (= of …

adjective
Relating to accepted or traditional ways of doing something
Usage examples:
Conventional accounting/business practices/methods, it is estimated that over one-third of sub-prim…

adjective
Traditional and ordinary
Usage examples:
Conventional behaviour/attitudes/clothes, conventional medicine/farming, a conventional wedding, di…

adjective
Used to refer to weapons that are not nuclear, or to methods of fighting a war that do not involve nuclear weapons
Usage examples:
Conventional weapons/bombs

Conventional translation into English

Conventional: translate from English into Chinese

传统的, 常规, 惯例, 俗套, 习用, Conventional

Conventional: translate from English into Dutch

Gebruikelijke, Conventioneel, Gebruikelijk, Overeengekomen

Conventional: translate from English into French

Conventionnel

Conventional: translate from English into German

Konventionell, Herkömmlich, Traditionell, Gebräuchlich, Normalerweise üblich

Conventional: translate from English into Hindi

पारंपरिक, परम्परागत, पारम्परिक, शर्त लगाय हुआ, रूढ़

Conventional: translate from English into Italian

Convenzionale, Comune

Conventional: translate from English into Korean

전통적인, 인습적인, 틀에 박힌, 회의의, 핵을 사용하지 않는, 핵무기를 사용하지 않는, 양식화된

Conventional: translate from English into Russian

Общепринятый, Обычный, Традиционный, Условный, Стандартный, Обусловленный, Светский, Прописной, Приличный, Договоренный, Удовлетворяющий техническим условиям, Шаблонный

Conventional: translate from English into Spanish

Convencional, Tradicional

Word origin

late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n- ) ‘meeting, covenant’, from th

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Conventional – similar words

convent

ˈkɒn.vənt

noun
A christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows.
Usage examples:
Maria entered the convent at the age of eighteen

noun
A building or group of buildings in which nuns (= religious women) live or worship

noun
A building in which nuns (= members of a female religious order) live

Convent - all meanings in English

Conventional synonims

common

ˈkɒm.ən

adjective
Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
Usage examples:
Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

noun
A piece of open land for public use.
Usage examples:
We spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

adjective
Found frequently in many places or among many people
Usage examples:
Money worries are a common problem for people raising children., guilt and forgiveness are themes c…

Common - all meanings in English

common or garden

adjective
Very common or ordinary
Usage examples:
It's a common or garden washing machine, but it works perfectly well.

Common or garden - all meanings in English

commonplace

ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs

adjective
Not unusual; ordinary.
Usage examples:
Unemployment was commonplace in his trade

noun
A usual or ordinary thing.
Usage examples:
Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

adjective
Happening or seen frequently and so not considered special or unusual
Usage examples:
Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace.

Commonplace - all meanings in English

normal

ˈnɔː.məl

adjective
Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
Usage examples:
It's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food

noun
The usual, typical, or expected state or condition.
Usage examples:
Her temperature was above normal

adjective
Ordinary or usual; as would be expected
Usage examples:
He seemed perfectly normal to me., the temperature is above/below normal today.

Normal - all meanings in English

ordinary

adjective
With no special or distinctive features; normal.
Usage examples:
He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun
What is commonplace or standard.
Usage examples:
Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective
Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual
Usage examples:
His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

Ordinary - all meanings in English

pedestrian

noun
A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.
Usage examples:
The road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it

adjective
Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
Usage examples:
Disenchantment with their pedestrian lives

noun
A person who is walking, esp. in an area where vehicles go
Usage examples:
Bicyclists and pedestrians use the path., the lyrics are pretty pedestrian.

Pedestrian - all meanings in English

prosaic

adjective
Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.
Usage examples:
Prosaic language can't convey the experience

Prosaic - all meanings in English

regular

adjective
Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.
Usage examples:
Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun
A regular customer, member of a team, etc.
Usage examples:
Pub regulars

adjective
Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next
Usage examples:
A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

Regular - all meanings in English

standard

noun
A level of quality or attainment.
Usage examples:
Their restaurant offers a high standard of service

adjective
Used or accepted as normal or average.
Usage examples:
The standard rate of income tax

adjective
Usual or expected; not involving something special or extra
Usage examples:
A standard contract, i don’t work a standard, 35-hour week., the car came with an air conditioner a…

Standard - all meanings in English

traditional

adjective
Existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.
Usage examples:
The traditional festivities of the church year

adjective
Following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time
Usage examples:
The traditional two-parent family, traditional southern cooking, the traditional politeness of japa…

Traditional - all meanings in English

typical

ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl

adjective
Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing.
Usage examples:
A typical day

adjective
Showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing
Usage examples:
He looked like the typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap., this dish is typical of south…

adjective
Showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things
Usage examples:
I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera., this kind of hot and spicy food…

Typical - all meanings in English

unimaginative

adjective
Not readily using or demonstrating the use of the imagination; stolid and somewhat dull.
Usage examples:
The production was plodding and unimaginative

adjective
Not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination

Unimaginative - all meanings in English

uninspired

adjective
Lacking in imagination or originality.
Usage examples:
He writes repetitive and uninspired poetry

adjective
Not exciting or interesting
Usage examples:
An uninspired performance

Uninspired - all meanings in English

uninspiring

adjective
Not producing excitement or interest.
Usage examples:
An uninspiring game that united scarcely deserved to win

adjective
Not making you feel excited or interested
Usage examples:
The menu looked fairly uninspiring.

Uninspiring - all meanings in English

usual

adjective
Habitually or typically occurring or done; customary.
Usage examples:
He carried out his usual evening routine

noun
The thing which is typically done or present.
Usage examples:
The band was a bit sick of playing all the usuals

adjective
Happening or done most of the time; ordinary
Usage examples:
I’ll put the keys in the usual place., if you can believe it, the food was worse than usual., he us…

Usual - all meanings in English

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