conventionalism
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Definition of conventionalism
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
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(countable, obsolete, usually)A conventional act or constraint.
“Having said this, you will not, I trust, suspect me of disliking you for throwing off conventionalisms and speaking to me as a man to a man.”
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(uncountable, usually)The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.
“Skepticism arrives at conventionalism by way of the claims that the conditions on evidential support cannot be satisfied […] but that we must have beliefs in order to carry on.”
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Etymology
From conventional + -ism.
Words you can make from conventionalism
200+ playable · top: CONVENTIONAL (17 pts)
Best play conventional 17 points11-letter words
7 words10-letter words
41 words- MOONCALVES 17 pts
- VOICEMAILS 17 pts
- ANTIVENOMS 15 pts
- CONVENTION 15 pts
- EVOCATIONS 15 pts
- INVOCATION 15 pts
- MONOVALENT 15 pts
- NOMINATIVE 15 pts
- NOVELISTIC 15 pts
- NOVICIATES 15 pts
- NOVOCAINES 15 pts
- VOCALITIES 15 pts
- MELANISTIC 14 pts
- MILITANCES 14 pts
- MONOCLINES 14 pts
- MONOSTELIC 14 pts
- OMNISCIENT 14 pts
- ANTINOVELS 13 pts
- ANTIVENINS 13 pts
- INNOVATION 13 pts
- INVENTIONS 13 pts
- NONNATIVES 13 pts
- NONVIOLENT 13 pts
- VIOLATIONS 13 pts
- ACONITINES 12 pts
- ANTICLINES 12 pts
- ANTIMONIES 12 pts
- ANTINOMIES 12 pts
- CLINTONIAS 12 pts
- COALITIONS 12 pts
- CONNATIONS 12 pts
- INNOMINATE 12 pts
- MELATONINS 12 pts
- NOMINALISE 12 pts
- NOMINALIST 12 pts
- NOMINATION 12 pts
- NONACTIONS 12 pts
- NONELASTIC 12 pts
- SONICATION 12 pts
- INSOLATION 10 pts
- LINEATIONS 10 pts
9-letter words
107 words- VOICEMAIL 16 pts
- VOLCANISM 16 pts
- ANTIVENOM 14 pts
- CALVITIES 14 pts
- COINVENTS 14 pts
- CONNIVENT 14 pts
- COVENANTS 14 pts
- EVICTIONS 14 pts
- EVOCATION 14 pts
- INVOCATES 14 pts
- LOCATIVES 14 pts
- MOVIEOLAS 14 pts
- NONACTIVE 14 pts
- NONVOCALS 14 pts
- NOVICIATE 14 pts
- NOVOCAINE 14 pts
- NOVOCAINS 14 pts
- VASOTOCIN 14 pts
- VICENNIAL 14 pts
- VITAMINES 14 pts
- VOCATIONS 14 pts
- VOLCANOES 14 pts
- ANTIMONIC 13 pts
- ANTINOMIC 13 pts
- CINNAMONS 13 pts
- COINMATES 13 pts
- COSMOLINE 13 pts
- ECONOMIST 13 pts
- EMOTICONS 13 pts
- ENCOMIAST 13 pts
- INSOMNIAC 13 pts
- MELANITIC 13 pts
- MELANOTIC 13 pts
- MILITANCE 13 pts
- MISLOCATE 13 pts
- MONOCLINE 13 pts
- NONATOMIC 13 pts
- ONOMASTIC 13 pts
- SEMICOLON 13 pts
- SEMITONIC 13 pts
- ANTINOVEL 12 pts
- ANTIVENIN 12 pts
- INNOVATES 12 pts
- INSOLVENT 12 pts
- INVENTION 12 pts
- INVIOLATE 12 pts
- NONNATIVE 12 pts
- NONNOVELS 12 pts
- NOVATIONS 12 pts
- OVALITIES 12 pts
- SOLVATION 12 pts
- VENATIONS 12 pts
- VIOLATION 12 pts
- VOLITIONS 12 pts
- ACONITINE 11 pts
- ALIMONIES 11 pts
- ANTICLINE 11 pts
- ANTINOMES 11 pts
- CANNELONS 11 pts
- CLINTONIA 11 pts
- CLOISONNE 11 pts
- COALITION 11 pts
- COASTLINE 11 pts
- COITIONAL 11 pts
- COLONITIS 11 pts
- CONATIONS 11 pts
- CONNATION 11 pts
- CONSONANT 11 pts
- COTININES 11 pts
- EMOTIONAL 11 pts
- ENACTIONS 11 pts
- INACTIONS 11 pts
- INELASTIC 11 pts
- INNOCENTS 11 pts
- ISOOCTANE 11 pts
- LIMONITES 11 pts
- LINIMENTS 11 pts
- LOCATIONS 11 pts
- MAINLINES 11 pts
- MANNITOLS 11 pts
- MELATONIN 11 pts
- MINNEOLAS 11 pts
- MONITIONS 11 pts
- NICOTINES 11 pts
- NOMINATES 11 pts
- NONACTION 11 pts
- NONCOITAL 11 pts
- NONINSECT 11 pts
- NONMENTAL 11 pts
- NONMETALS 11 pts
- NONMOTILE 11 pts
- NONSOCIAL 11 pts
- NOONTIMES 11 pts
- OCTENNIAL 11 pts
- ONANISTIC 11 pts
- SCIENTIAL 11 pts
- SECTIONAL 11 pts
- SEMITONAL 11 pts
- SOCIALITE 11 pts
- SOMNOLENT 11 pts
- ANTINOISE 9 pts
- INTENSION 9 pts
- ISOLATION 9 pts
- LENITIONS 9 pts
- LINEATION 9 pts
- NONSALINE 9 pts
- TENSIONAL 9 pts
8-letter words
44 words- ACTIVISM 15 pts
- AVIONICS 13 pts
- CAVITIES 13 pts
- CENTAVOS 13 pts
- COINVENT 13 pts
- COINVEST 13 pts
- ACTINISM 12 pts
- AMNESTIC 12 pts
- AMNIONIC 12 pts
- AMNIOTIC 12 pts
- CAMISOLE 12 pts
- CENTIMOS 12 pts
- CINNAMON 12 pts
- CLANSMEN 12 pts
- CLEMATIS 12 pts
- CLIMATES 12 pts
- COINMATE 12 pts
- ACONITES 10 pts
- ACTINONS 10 pts
- AILMENTS 10 pts
- ALENCONS 10 pts
- ALIENISM 10 pts
- ALIMENTS 10 pts
- ALNICOES 10 pts
- ALTCOINS 10 pts
- AMNIOTES 10 pts
- AMOTIONS 10 pts
- ANCIENTS 10 pts
- ANTIMINE 10 pts
- ANTINOME 10 pts
- CANISTEL 10 pts
- CANITIES 10 pts
- CANNELON 10 pts
- CANNIEST 10 pts
- CANNOLIS 10 pts
- CANOEIST 10 pts
- CANONISE 10 pts
- CANONIST 10 pts
- CILIATES 10 pts
- COALIEST 10 pts
- COITIONS 10 pts
- ALIENIST 8 pts
- ANILINES 8 pts
- ANTLIONS 8 pts
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