conversant
UK/kənˈvɜːsənt//kənˈvɝsənt/
conversant adjective: closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Adjective
conversant (comparative more conversant, superlative most conversant)
- Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
- VVe (of all earthlings) are Gods vtmoſt ſubiects, the laſt (in a manner) that he bought to his obedience: ſhal we then forgette that vvee are any ſubiects of hys, becauſe (as amongſt his Angels) he is not viſibly conuerſant amongſt vs?1593, Tho[mas] Nashe, Christs Teares Over Ierusalem. […], London: […] Iames Roberts, and are to be solde by Andrewe Wise, […], →OCLC, folio 60, verso
- Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
- She is equally conversant with Shakespeare and the laws of physics.
- We ſee in all things how deſuetude do's contract and narrow our faculties, ſo that we may apprehend only thoſe things wherein we are converſant.1674, [Richard Allestree], “Of Boasting”, in The Government of the Tongue. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: At the Theater, →OCLC, page 168
- Concerned; occupied.
- If any think education, because it is conversant about children, to be but a private and domestick duty, he has been ignorantly bred himself.1651, Henry Wotton, A Philosophical Survey of Education
- Their Ideas are perpetually converſant in Lines and Figures. If they would, for example, praiſe the Beauty of a Woman, or any other Animal, they deſcribe it by Rhombs, Circles, Parallelograms, Ellipſes, and other Geometrical Terms, or by Words of Art drawn from Muſick, needleſs here to repeat.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Humours and Dispositions of the Laputians Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...
Noun
conversant (plural conversants)
- One who converses with another.
- Synonyms:
- interlocutor, conversational partner
conversant meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
conversant in Tamil
- அறிமுக மான, அறிமுகமான, ஈடுபாடுள்ள, கற்றுணர்ந்த, நன்கறிந்த, பழகி அறிந்த
conversant in Urdu
- واقف کار
conversant in Bengali
- অভিজ্ঞ, সুপরিচিত
conversant in Malayalam
- നിപുണനായ, സുപരിചിതമായ, ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട, അറിയാവുന്ന
More languagesFewer languages
- conversant in Kannada
- ಚಿರಪರಿಚಿತ, ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಗೊತ್ತಿರುವ, ಅರಿತ, ತಿಳಿದ
Synonyms of conversant
Forms of conversant
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more conversant |
| superlative | most conversant |
| alternative form | conversaunt |
| Noun | |
| plural | conversants |
Origin of conversant
From Old French conversant, present participle of converser.
Words formed from conversant
Questions about conversant
- What does conversant mean?
- Conversant means closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
- What is conversant in Tamil?
- Conversant in Tamil is அறிமுக மான, அறிமுகமான, ஈடுபாடுள்ள. See Conversant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is conversant?
- Conversant can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce conversant?
- Conversant is pronounced /kənˈvɜːsənt/ (UK).
Words near conversant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conversant (page history and authors); conversant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conversant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Conversant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conversant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conversant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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