CONSERVATIVE

Conservative

In linguistics, a conservative form, variety, or modality is one that has changed relatively little over its history, or which is relatively resistant to change. It is the opposite of innovating forms or varieties, which have undergone relatively larger changes.

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conservative

Noun

  1. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status.
  2. A fiscal conservative
  3. A political conservative
  4. A social conservative.

Adjective

  1. Tending to resist change or innovation.
    The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
  2. Based on pessimistic assumptions.
    At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
  3. Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
  4. Relating to the Republican Party, regardless of its conservatism.
  5. Relating to the Conservative Party.
  6. 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.


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