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conservative

[ kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low:

    a conservative estimate.

  3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness:

    conservative suit.

  4. (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the Conservative party.
  5. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
  6. having the power or tendency to conserve or preserve.
  7. Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero; irrotational; lamellar.


noun

  1. a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
  2. a supporter of conservative political policies.
  3. (initial capital letter) a member of a conservative political party, especially the Conservative party in Great Britain.
  4. a preservative.

conservative

1

/ əˈɜːəɪ /

adjective

  1. favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation
  2. of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism
  3. tending to be moderate or cautious

    a conservative estimate

  4. conventional in style or type

    a conservative suit

  5. med (of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms Compare radical
  6. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist
  2. a supporter or advocate of conservatism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a less common word for preservative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Conservative

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/ əˈɜːəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party
  2. of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a supporter or member of a Conservative Party
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

conservative

  1. A descriptive term for persons, policies, and beliefs associated with conservatism .
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  • Dzˈپ, adverb
  • DzˈپԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of conservative1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin DzԲīܲ, equivalent to Latin DzԲ(ܲ) ( conservation ) + -īܲ -ive; replacing Middle English conservatif, from Middle French, from Latin, as above
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