conventional
♦ con|ven|tion|al /kənv'enʃənəl/
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
...a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.
≠ unconventional
● conventionally [ADV] usu ADV with v
People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time.
...the risks and drawbacks of conventional family planning methods...
These discs hold more than 400 times as much information as a conventional computer floppy disk.
= traditional
● conventionally [ADV] ADV with v
Organically grown produce does not differ greatly in appearance from conventionally grown crops.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Conventional weapons and wars do not involve nuclear explosives.
We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.
4
conventional wisdom: see wisdom
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
...a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.
≠ unconventional
● conventionally [ADV] usu ADV with v
People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time.
...the risks and drawbacks of conventional family planning methods...
These discs hold more than 400 times as much information as a conventional computer floppy disk.
= traditional
● conventionally [ADV] ADV with v
Organically grown produce does not differ greatly in appearance from conventionally grown crops.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Conventional weapons and wars do not involve nuclear explosives.
We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.
4
conventional wisdom: see wisdom