convent C2+ Topic:People & Society 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... nunnerycloisterprioryabbeymonastery Word family Derived forms conventual Related forms conveneconventioncovent Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown