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conservative
[ kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv ]
adjective
- disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- cautiously moderate or purposefully low:
a conservative estimate.
- traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness:
conservative suit.
- (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the Conservative party.
- (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
- having the power or tendency to conserve or preserve.
- Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero; irrotational; lamellar.
noun
- a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
- a supporter of conservative political policies.
- (initial capital letter) a member of a conservative political party, especially the Conservative party in Great Britain.
- a preservative.
conservative
1/ əˈɜːəɪ /
adjective
- favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation
- of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism
- tending to be moderate or cautious
a conservative estimate
- conventional in style or type
a conservative suit
- med (of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms Compare radical
- physics a field of force, system, etc, in which the work done moving a body from one point to another is independent of the path taken between them
electrostatic fields of force are conservative
noun
- a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist
- a supporter or advocate of conservatism
adjective
- a less common word for preservative
Conservative
2/ əˈɜːəɪ /
adjective
- of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party
- of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism
noun
- a supporter or member of a Conservative Party
conservative
- A descriptive term for persons, policies, and beliefs associated with conservatism .
Derived Forms
- Dzˈپ, adverb
- DzˈپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·a·پ· adverb
- Dz·a·پ·Ա noun
- t·Dz·a·پ adjective noun
- anti·Dz·a·پ· adverb
- anti·Dz·a·پ·Ա noun
- -Dz·a·پ adjective
- half-Dz·a·پ· adverb
- p·Dz·a·پ adjective noun
- hyper·Dz·a·پ· adverb
- hyper·Dz·a·پ·Ա noun
- ԴDzcDz·v·پ adjective noun
- v·Dz·a·پ adjective
- over·Dz·a·پ· adverb
- over·Dz·a·پ·Ա noun
- d·Dz·a·پ adjective
- pseudo·Dz·a·پ· adverb
- ܲȴ-Dz·a·پ adjective
- quasi-Dz·a·پ· adverb
- i·Dz·a·پ adjective
- semi·Dz·a·پ· adverb
- p·Dz·a·پ adjective
- super·Dz·a·پ· adverb
- super·Dz·a·پ·Ա noun
- ܲcDz·a·پ adjective
- unDz·a·پ· adverb
- unDz·a·پ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of conservative1
Example Sentences
She compared him with the conservative Mexicans who, in the 1850s, invited the French to help overthrow the liberal government of President Benito Juarez.
It was a stance that the Rev. Munther Isaac, a Lutheran pastor in Bethlehem, saw as a counterweight to the muscular brand of conservative Christianity increasingly dominating U.S. discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gurr isn’t shy about the topic today, and he knows there’s curiosity, especially because, at least publicly facing, the Walt Disney Co. has at times leaned conservative.
David Ditch, a senior analyst at the Economic Policy Innovation Center, a conservative think tank, insists Doge's work is necessary:
Before being chosen as a judge, she had been a target of conservative groups.
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