conventionalism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kənˈvɛnʃənəˌlɪzəm/ UK /kənˈvɛnʃənəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
adherence to convention or established custom

The young architect rebelled against the stifling conventionalism of his firm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · adherence to convention or... conventionality traditionalismconformismorthodoxy formalism

Opposites

unconventionalityoriginalitynonconformism

Word family

Derived forms conventionalist

Related forms convention conventional conventionality conventionalize

Etymology

From conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ism.

conventio Latin convenire Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conventionalism

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

## Meanings
1. adherence to convention or established custom

## Examples
- The young architect rebelled against the stifling conventionalism of his firm.

## Synonyms
- conventionality
- traditionalism
- conformism
- orthodoxy
- formalism

## Antonyms
- unconventionality
- originality
- nonconformism

## Derived Forms
- conventionalist

## Related Forms
- convention
- conventional
- conventionality
- conventionalize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conventio
- Root: convenire

## Etymology
From conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ism.

## AI Etymology
Conventionalism is from conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ism. The ancestry passes through Latin conventio and Latin convenire. The suffix -ism marks a doctrine, practice, system, or characteristic tendency, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "adherence to convention or established custom", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include convention, conventional, conventionality, and conventionalize; derived forms include conventionalist.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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