Meaning

6 senses
  1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

    konventionell

    общепри́нятыйobščeprínjatyj, конвенцио́нныйkonvenciónnyj

    загальнопри́йнятийzahalʹnoprýjnjatyj, конвенційнийkovencíjnyj

    following accepted customs and proprieties

  2. Ordinary, commonplace.

    They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.

    konventionell, herkömmlich

    обы́чныйobýčnyj, традицио́нныйtradiciónnyj, станда́ртныйstandártnyj

    звича́йнийzvyčájnyj

  3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.

  4. Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.

  5. Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

  6. In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Examples

36 sentences
  1. Why are conventional language classes so boring?

  2. Tom isn't conventional.

  3. The new product will not be distributed through conventional channels.

    ruНовый продукт не будет распространяться по обычным каналам. — Hellerick

    deDas neue Produkt wird nicht über die üblichen Kanäle vertrieben werden. — Tamy

  4. There must be a conventional procedure having a conventional effect.

    deDort muß ein herkömmliches Verfahren her um einen herkömmlichen Effekt zu bekommen. — Esperantostern

  5. The women in this film are dressed in a very conventional way.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
following an accepted principle:
ordinary, commonplace:
Русский
By meaning 2
following an accepted principle:
ordinary, commonplace:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
following an accepted principle:
ordinary, commonplace:

Origin

From convention + -al.

From convention + -al.

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