conversant
Americanadjective
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familiar by use or study (usually followed bywith ).
conversant with Spanish history.
- Synonyms:
- proficient, well-informed, practiced, skilled, learned, versed
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Archaic. having regular or frequent conversation; intimately associating; acquainted.
adjective
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- conversance noun
- conversancy noun
- conversantly adverb
- nonconversance noun
- nonconversancy noun
- nonconversant adjective
- nonconversantly adverb
- unconversant adjective
Etymology
Origin of conversant
1250–1300; Middle English conversa ( u ) nt < Latin conversant- (stem of conversāns ), present participle of conversārī to associate with. See converse 1, -ant
Example Sentences
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Becoming familiar with the ancient myths of the places you visit is not unlike being conversant enough in a foreign language to order from a restaurant menu without translation.
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But in her heart of hearts, Sabankaya is a botanical linguist who wants us all to become conversant in the language of flowers.
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Unions, she said, could also be tapped to conduct outreach in hard-to-reach communities, including those not conversant in English.
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Count us skeptical that most lawmakers are sufficiently conversant in the fine points of these changes to cast a well-informed vote.
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Everyone in town is conversant with these calamities, the figures involved and the attendant risks of speaking to the police.
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