Conventional

Word CONVENTIONAL
Character 12
Hyphenation con ven tion al
Pronunciations /kənˈvɛnʃənl/

Definitions and meanings of "Conventional"

What do we mean by conventional?

Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary. adjective

Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional. adjective

Devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious. adjective

Unimaginative; conformist. adjective

Represented, as in a work of art, in simplified or abstract form. adjective

Based on consent or agreement; contractual. adjective

Of, relating to, or resembling an assembly. adjective

Using means other than nuclear weapons or energy. adjective

Relating or pertaining to a convention, or formal meeting of delegates.

Stipulated; covenanted; established by agreement.

Arbitrarily selected, fixed, or determined: as, a conventional sign.

Arising out of custom or usage; sanctioned by general concurrence; depending on usage or tacit agreement; not existing from any natural growth or necessity; generally accepted or observed; formal.

Specifically In the fine arts, depending on accepted models or traditions, irrespective of independent study of nature; traditionally or purposely deviating from natural forms, although properly retaining the principles which underlie them: as, the conventional forms of birds, beasts, flowers, etc., in heraldry and on coins.

In law, resting in actual contract: as, the conventional relation of landlord and tenant, as distinguished from the implied obligation to pay for use and occupation, incurred by occupying another's land without agreement.

In card-playing, noting any method of conveying information which is not based on the principles of the game, such as the trump signal, the American leads, etc.

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. adjective

Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal. adjective

Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules. adjective

A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Conventional

The word "conventional" in example sentences

In this report the term conventional energy is used to refer to fossil fuel, nuclear energy, and large-scale hydropower. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Now, in order to clear up some concepts, I want to tell you that when the term conventional tons of fuel is used -- sometimes the terms tons of petroleum and conventional tons are used in order for the public to understand the terns the same way all of us learned them in order to understand what a conventional ton meant -- it means 100,300 kilocalories. ❋ Unknown (1984)

The term conventional tillage refers to land preparation in which there is maximum disturbance of the soil structure. ❋ Francis197732 (2010)

In the speech, Mr. Bullard argued for a return to what he called the "conventional wisdom" that monetary policy, not fiscal policy, should be the primary tool for stabilizing the economy. ❋ Ben Casselman (2012)

What attention has been paid, primarily as part of what I term the conventional account, has it that the Framers were divided about how accessible search remedies should be. ❋ Robert L. Tsai (2009)

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, many people say that acupuncture does wonders for their back, and some people have expressed frustration with what you call conventional treatments, with physical therapy, with drugs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is they who make her undergo the discomforts or miseries of what we call conventional life or bully her into exile or death. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

In both the paper and the book she looks to the immediate legal circumstances surrounding a prosecution of a knight to find the origin of the ritual murder accusation (which she describes as a conventional rather than novel narrative, reasoned and effective; she sees little of anyone but the upper classes in it). ❋ Jeffrey J. Cohen (2010)

In theory, an effort is made in "conventional" wars to be discriminating in the infliction of war deaths. ❋ Unknown (1974)

But if Obama, mired in conventional no-win proposals, does not respond, it would not be the first time Kaptur has been disappointed in her president. ❋ Saul Friedman (2010)

Economically meaningful shocks to taxes, therefore, cannot generally be extracted from statistical innovations in conventional ways. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Prolonged exposure to a wide range of hormonal ingredients in conventional cosmetics and personal care products. ❋ Samuel S. Epstein (2010)

One way to look at this: a set of costs that is overlooked in conventional theories. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

How much residual pesticides could be in conventional wines? ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are important US policy questions regarding whether the CIA should limit itself to self-defense actions involving covert action and intelligence-driven targeted killing, and leave the use of drones in conventional, overt conflict, but its participation is lawful. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, exercising discretion is inevitable when faced with ambiguity or limits in conventional legal sources. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It includes two features that are completely incompatible in conventional bullet voodoo and are at two different extremes - solid construction and a hollow point. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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