Question 1 · Quick check
conventional
CEFRB2
/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Based on usual ideas, methods, or standards.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailBanal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
Examples
Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
The new product will not be distributed through conventional channels.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOrdinary, commonplace.
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
More examples
In contextThey wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.
The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
“You’re not conventional?” Isabel gravely asked. “I like the way you utter that word! No, I’m not conventional: I’m convention itself. You don’t understand that?”
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Origin
adjective
From convention + -al.