conservative
adjective/kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
Слово англійською: conservative
Переклад conservative українською: консервативний
Детальний опис
- opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values
- the conservative views of his parents
- music which is accessible to an audience with extremely conservative tastes
- The southern state's inhabitants tend to be socially conservative.
- Her style of dress was never conservative.
- conservative in something They were deeply conservative in their outlook.
- (usually Conservative)connected with the British Conservative Party
- Conservative members/supporters
- (of an estimate) lower than what is probably the real amount or number
- At a conservative estimate, he'll be earning £50 000.
- The gloomy forecasts are based on overly conservative projections of growth.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’. Current senses date from the mid 19th cent.