conservative

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'conservative', 'Conservative': /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈsɝvətɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən sûr′və tiv)

con•serv•a•tive /kənˈsɜrvətɪv/USA pronunciation adj.

of or relating to conservatism:a conservative outlook on any changes to the curriculum.
cautiously moderate;
safe: A conservative estimate shows an increase in inflation to 9%.
traditional in style or manner: Wear a conservative suit to your interview.
Government[Conservative] of or relating to a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.
of or relating to the principles of political conservatism:believed the incumbent was not conservative enough.

n. [countable]

a person who is conservative in principles, habits, etc.
Governmenta supporter of conservative political policies.
Government[Conservative] a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative Party of Great Britain.

con•serv•a•tive•ly, adv.
con•serv•a•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]See -serv-².

con•serv•a•tive (kən sûr′və tiv),USA pronunciation adj.

disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
cautiously moderate or purposefully low:a conservative estimate.
traditional in style or manner;
avoiding novelty or showiness:conservative suit.
Government(often cap.) of or pertaining to the Conservative party.
Judaism(cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
having the power or tendency to conserve;
preservative.
Mathematics(of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero;
irrotational;
lamellar.

a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
Governmenta supporter of conservative political policies.
Government(cap.) a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative party in Great Britain.
a preservative.

Latin, as above
Middle French
Late Latin conservātīvus, equivalent. to Latin conservāt(us) (see conservation) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English conservatif
1350–1400

con•serv′a•tive•ly, adv.
con•serv′a•tive•ness, n.

conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ adj
favouring the preservation of established customs, values, etc, and opposing innovation
of, characteristic of, or relating to conservatism
tending to be moderate or cautious: a conservative estimate
conventional in style or type: a conservative suit
(of treatment) designed to alleviate symptoms
Compare radical
n
a person who is reluctant to change or consider new ideas; conformist
a supporter or advocate of conservatism
adj , n
a less common word for preservative
conˈservatively adv conˈservativeness n

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ adj (in Britain, Canada, and elsewhere)
of, supporting, or relating to a Conservative Party
of, relating to, or characterizing Conservative Judaism
n
a supporter or member of a Conservative Party

'conservative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Archer - Astor - backward - Baldwin - balls - Bennett - Birkenhead - bourgeois - Burke - Butler - C. - Cameron - Canadian Alliance - Carrington - Chamberlain - Churchill - Clarke - Clegg - Cons. - Conservative Judaism - Conservative Party - Cross - Curzon - Derby - dodo - Douglas Hurd - dry - Duncan Smith - Eden - establishment - extension - fogey - fuddy-duddy - Hague - Hailsham of St Marylebone - Halifax - Hammond - Heseltine - hidebound - Home of the Hirsel - Howe - Hunt - Hurd - Law - Lawson - Liberal Party - Macmillan - antagonism - archconservative - bankerish

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