convent

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈkɑnvɛnt/ UK /ˈkɒnvənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a community of nuns, or the building they occupy

She entered the convent at eighteen and took her vows a year later.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a community of nuns, or the... nunnery cloister priory abbey monastery

Word family

Derived forms conventual

Related forms convene conventioncovent

Simplified etymology

Convent entered Middle English through Old French from Latin conventus, ‘an assembly or company’, based on convenire, ‘to come together’. It was originally spelled covent, a form preserved in the name Covent Garden.

Etymology

From Old French convent, from Latin conventus ('assembly, meeting'), past participle of convenire ('to come together'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come').

conventus Latin venire Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# convent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnvɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒnvənt/

## Meanings
1. a community of nuns, or the building they occupy

## Examples
- She entered the convent at eighteen and took her vows a year later.

## Synonyms
- nunnery
- cloister
- priory
- abbey
- monastery

## Derived Forms
- conventual

## Related Forms
- convene
- convention
- covent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conventus
- Root: venire

## Etymology
From Old French convent, from Latin conventus ('assembly, meeting'), past participle of convenire ('to come together'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come').

## AI Etymology
Convent is a noun meaning "a community of nuns, or the building they occupy". Historically, it is from Old French convent, from Latin conventus ('assembly, meeting'), past participle of convenire ('to come together'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: convent is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin conventus with Latin venire. Close English family members include conventual, convene, convention, and covent.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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