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conventionalist

conventionalist adjective: of, pertaining to, or supporting conventionalism.

Adjective

conventionalist (comparative more conventionalist, superlative most conventionalist)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or supporting conventionalism
    • Minimal entities would thus be language-dependent in this conventionalist sense.2008 August 12, Luca Moretti, “The ontological status of minimal entities”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 1, →DOI

Noun

conventionalist (plural conventionalists)

  1. A member or supporter of the French National Convention.
  2. A person of conventional behaviour or beliefs.
  3. A supporter or adherent of conventionalism.

Forms of conventionalist

Adjective
comparativemore conventionalist
superlativemost conventionalist
Noun
pluralconventionalists

Origin of conventionalist

From conventional + -ist.

Questions about conventionalist

What does conventionalist mean?
Conventionalist means of, pertaining to, or supporting conventionalism.
What part of speech is conventionalist?
Conventionalist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near conventionalist in the dictionary

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

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