conformist
/kənˈfɔː.mɪst/US/kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/
conformist noun: someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
Noun (1)
conformist (plural conformists)
- Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
- Antonyms:
- nonconformist, maverick
- A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Adjective
conformist (comparative more conformist, superlative most conformist)
- Conforming to established customs, etc.
Noun (2) capitalized: Conformist
Conformist (plural Conformists)
- In English history, a person whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and who was therefore in concert with the established Church of England, as opposed to those of the Nonconformists, whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England.
conformist meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
conformist in Tamil
- இணங்கி நடப்பவர், இணக்கவாதி, அனுசாரி
conformist in Malayalam
- traditionalist, conventionalist, conservative
- ധർമ്മാനുസാരി, യാഥാസ്ഥിതികൻ, ആചാരപ്രിയൻ, കീഴ്നടപ്പനുസരിച്ചു നടക്കുന്നയാൾ, ലോകാചാരം പാലിക്കുന്നയാൾ, മൂരാച്ചി
Antonyms of conformist
Forms of conformist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | conformists |
| plural | Conformists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more conformist |
| superlative | most conformist |
Origin of conformist
From conform + -ist.
Words formed from conformist
- anticonformist
- conformistic
- hyperconformist
- osmoconformist
- scarce conformist
- semiconformist
- ultraconformist
- unconformist
Questions about conformist
- What does conformist mean?
- Conformist means someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
- What is conformist in Tamil?
- Conformist in Tamil is இணங்கி நடப்பவர், இணக்கவாதி, அனுசாரி. See Conformist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is conformist?
- Conformist can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce conformist?
- Conformist is pronounced /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of conformist?
- The plural of conformist is conformists.
Words near conformist in the dictionary
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