US /kənˈvɜrsənt/ UK /kənˈvɜːsənt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    familiar with or knowledgeable about something

    She is fully conversant with European tax law.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · familiar with or... familiaracquaintedversedknowledgeableproficientpracticedau fait
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms conversanceconversancyconversantly

Etymology

From Old French conversant, present participle of converser ('to associate with, dwell'), from Latin conversari ('to live with, keep company'), from con- ('with') + versari ('to move about, dwell'), frequentative of vertere ('to turn').

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