Conversational
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Easy in conversation, chatty.
"...and her object being to procure Helen's smiles for the marquis, and the marquis's suffrage for Helen, the gay and the handsome were much less in request than the highly respectable, the agreeable, and the conversational; and, with her usual far-seeing cares, she carried her object completely, save in the case of the marquis, who did not reascend the stairs."
- 2 Of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty.
- 3 Involving a two-way exchange of messages, such as between a client and a server.
- 4 Capable of engaging in conversation.
"The patient is awake and conversational."
- 1 characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation wordnet
Example
More examples"Don't be afraid to reveal yourself through speaking; take every opportunity to converse with others in English, and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations."
Etymology
From conversation + -al.
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