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conventionalisms

conventionalisms is the plural of conventionalism.

Meaning of conventionalism

Noun

conventionalism (usually uncountable, plural conventionalisms)

  1. (usually) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
  2. (countable, obsolete, usually) A conventional act or constraint.
    • Having said this, you will not, I trust, suspect me of disliking you for throwing off conventionalisms and speaking to me as a man to a man.1864 March 15, Frederick Denison Maurice, “To ____”, in The Life Of Frederick Denison Maurice, volume 2, →ISBN, page 478
  3. (usually) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.
    • Skepticism arrives at conventionalism by way of the claims that the conditions on evidential support cannot be satisfied […] but that we must have beliefs in order to carry on.2026 October 2, (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 140, number 3, →DOI

Questions about conventionalisms

What is conventionalisms the plural of?
Conventionalisms is the plural of conventionalism.

Words near conventionalisms in the dictionary

  1. conventionalise
  2. conventionalised
  3. conventionalises
  4. conventionalising
  5. conventionalism
  6. conventionalisms
  7. conventionalist
  8. conventionalists
  9. conventionalities
  10. conventionality
  11. conventionalization

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