Conservative Definition & Meaning
conservative
- adjective
- resistant to change
- having social or political views favoring conservatism
- avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
- unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"
- noun
- a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
- a member of a Conservative Party
"Conservative" in song lyrics
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"the difference between liberal and conservative"
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"liberal and conservative"
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- What does conservative mean?
- resistant to change having social or political views favoring conservatism avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas a member of a Conservative Party
- What part of speech is conservative?
- Conservative is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does conservative have?
- Conservative has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).