different between formalist vs conservative

English

Etymology

formal +? -ist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?f??ml???st/

Noun

formalist (plural formalists)

1. An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
2. An advocate of formalism

Translations

Adjective

formalist (comparative more formalist, superlative most formalist)

1. Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic

Derived terms

• formalistic

Related terms

• formalism

Translations

Further reading

• formalist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• formalist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• "formalist" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 137.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: for?ma?list

Noun

formalist m (plural formalisten, diminutive formalistje n)

1. formalist

Romanian

Etymology

From French formaliste.

Adjective

formalist m or n (feminine singular formalist?, masculine plural formali?ti, feminine and neuter plural formaliste)

1. formalistic

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): formàlista

Etymology

From f?rma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /form?list/
• Hyphenation: for?ma?list

Noun

formàlist m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)

1. formalist

Declension

References

• “formalist” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

English

Etymology

From Middle French conservatif, from Latin c?nserv? (“to preserve”). Equivalent to conserve +? -ative.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?s?v?t?v/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?s??v?t?v/
• Hyphenation: con?ser?va?tive

Noun

conservative (plural conservatives)

1. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
   1. (politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
   2. (politics) A political conservative.
   3. (US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
   4. (US, social sciences) A social conservative.

   Synonyms: traditionalist, right-winger, reactionary

   Hyponym: small-c conservative

   Coordinate terms: moderate, liberal, progressive, libertarian, centrist

Translations

Adjective

conservative (comparative more conservative, superlative most conservative)

1. Cautious.
2. Tending to resist change or innovation.

3. Based on pessimistic assumptions.

4. (US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
5. (Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
   • 1830, Quarterly Rev.

     We have always been conscientiously attached to what is called the Tory, and which might with more propriety be called the Conservative, party.

6. (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
7. Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
8. (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
9. (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
10. (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
    • 2000, G. Puddu et al., "Achilles Tendon Injuries" in The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, ?ISBN, page 200:

      Operative treatment should be reserved for those patients in whom conservative treatment has failed and who are motivated with regard to sports.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:conservative.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• conservative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• conservative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• conservative in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• conservative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• conversative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.s??.va.tiv/
• Homophone: conservatives

Adjective

conservative

1. feminine singular of conservatif

Interlingua

Adjective

conservative (comparative plus conservative, superlative le plus conservative)

1. conservative

Italian

Adjective

conservative

1. feminine plural of conservativo

Anagrams

• conservatevi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon.ser.u?a??ti?.u?e/, [kõ?s??ru?ä??t?i?u??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon.ser.va?ti.ve/, [k?ns?rv??t?i?v?]

Adjective

c?nserv?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of c?nserv?t?vus

References

• conservative in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)