different between wieldy vs conventional

English

Etymology

From Middle English w??ld?, weldy (“agile, vigorous; of a shield: easy or satisfying to wield”), from w??lden, welde (“to govern, preside over, reign, rule; to command, control, dominate; to dwell, reside; to accomplish, bring about; to overcome, prevail; to handle (a tool, weapon, etc.), use”), from Old English wylde (“controlling, dominant”), from Proto-Germanic *waldiz (“manageable; powerful”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?welh?- (“to rule; powerful, strong”); analysable as wield +? -y. Later uses of sense 2 (“capable of being easily wielded”) are likely a back-formation from unwieldy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?wi?ldi/, [?w??ld?]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?wildi/
• Hyphenation: wiel?dy

Adjective

wieldy (comparative wieldier, superlative wieldiest)

1. (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) Able to wield one's body well; active, dexterous.

   Synonyms: agile, nimble, vigorous
2. Capable of being easily wielded or managed; handy.

   Synonyms: manageable, wieldsome

   Antonym: unwieldy

Derived terms

• wieldiness

Related terms

• unwieldy
• wield
• wielder
• wieldsome

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Wildey, dewily, widely

English

Etymology

convention +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?n??n?l/

Adjective

conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)

1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
2. Ordinary, commonplace.
3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
4. (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
5. (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
6. (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical
• (banal): stereotypical

Antonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional
• (ordinary): imaginative
• (weapons): nuclear
• (agriculture): organic
• (bridge): natural

Derived terms

Related terms

• convention

Translations

Noun

conventional (plural conventionals)

1. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Further reading

• "conventional" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80.