different between conservatory vs conservatism

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?s??.v?.t?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?s?.v??t?.?i/

Etymology 1

conserve +? -atory

Adjective

conservatory (comparative more conservatory, superlative most conservatory)

1. Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
2. (rare) Relating to conservation.

Noun

conservatory (plural conservatories)

1. (obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
   • c. 1656, Jeremy Taylor, Of Original Sin

     a conservatory of life

2. A storehouse.

Etymology 2

Anglicized form of French conservatoire; ultimately equivalent to Etymology 1

Noun

conservatory (plural conservatories)

1. A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

   Synonyms: greenhouse, hothouse, orangery, planthouse

2. (chiefly Britain, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house

   Synonyms: sunroom, solarium, Florida room

3. A school of music or drama

   Synonym: conservatoire

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin c?nserv?re (“to conserve; to keep, guard, observe”).

Noun

conservatism (countable and uncountable, plural conservatisms)

1. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
2. A risk-averse attitude or approach.

Synonyms

• conservativism

Related terms

• conserve
• conservation
• conservationist
• conservative
• conservator
• conservatory
• conservativeness

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French conservatisme

Noun

conservatism n (uncountable)

1. conservatism

Declension