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conservative
adjective
noun
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 12
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ONSERVATIV
- Scrabble score
- 20
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
“a bourgeois mentality”
adjective
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
adjective
unimaginatively conventional
“{'source': 'Newsweek', 'text': 'a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business'}”
adjective
avoiding excess
“a conservative estimate”
adjective
having social or political views favoring conservatism
noun
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
In context
Example Sentences
a bourgeois mentality
{'source': 'Newsweek', 'text': 'a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business'}
a conservative estimate
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