Definition of conventional Conventional

/kʌnvɛˈnʃʌnʌl/ - [kunvenshunul] - con•ven•tion•al

We found 16 definitions of conventional from 4 different sources.

What does conventional mean?

WordNet

Adjective
conventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
		unconventional not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"
		formal being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
		unoriginal not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
		conventionalism, conventionality, convention orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
		received widely accepted as true or worthy; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist
		customary in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"
		formulaic characterized by or in accordance with some formula
		stodgy, stuffy excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party"
conventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
		unconventional not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"
		buttoned-down, button-down, conservative of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts"
		square, straight rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
		stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, unimaginative lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative"
conventional - represented in simplified or symbolic form
		formal, schematic
		nonrepresentational of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
		beaux arts, fine arts the study and creation of visual works of art
conventional - in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past; "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"
		traditional consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality"
conventional - conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world"
		established
		orthodox adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"
conventional - (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy; "conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons"
conventional - rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
		ceremonious
		formal being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"

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Wiktionary

conventional (Noun)
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.
conventional (Adjective)
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
conventional (Adjective)
ordinary, commonplace.
conventional (Adjective)
banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or cliche.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

conventional (a.)
Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.
conventional (a.)
Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal.
conventional (a.)
Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules.
conventional (a.)
Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t.