conversation
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computing
engineering
fencing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
mathematics
military
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
politics
sciences
sports
war
Etymology: From Middle English conversacioun, from Old French conversacion and its etymon, Latin conversātiōnem, accusative singular of conversātiō (“conversation”), from conversor (“abide, keep company with”). Doublet of conversazione.
Morphologically converse + -ation.
Base: converse
Affixes: -ation
Inflected forms:
form: conversations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.
You need to improve conversation in foreign languages.
Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
M. Nioche pressed his finger-tips together and slowly raised his shoulders. “A little conversation!” / “Conversation—that’s it!” murmured Mademoiselle Noémie, who had caught the word. “The conversation of the best society.” / “Our French conversation is famous, you know,” M. Nioche ventured to continue.
When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.
All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill.[…]Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk had been distressingly out of place.
A little less conversation, a little more action please / All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
The interview is two straight hours in conversation with the senator.
That's my contribution to the health care conversation.
gloss: Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: Yt chaunſed thatt a whole yere they had their converſacion with the congregacion there / and taught moche people in ſomoche thatt the diſciples off Antioche wer the fyrſt that wer called Chriſten.
gloss: Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
examples: Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
There are many that take no heed what happeneth to others by bad conversation, and therefore overthrow themselves in the same manner through their own fault, not foreseeing dangers manifest.
I have desired him to inquire after Lovelace's life and conversation in town.
gloss: Sexual intercourse.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: criminal conversation
Ariadne[…]quitted her Lover Theseus, for the tumultuous Conversation of Bacchus.
Our travellers had happened to take up their residence at a house of exceeding good repute, whither Irish ladies of strict virtue, and many northern lasses of the same predicament, were accustomed to resort in their way to Bath. The landlady therefore would by no means have admitted any conversation of a disreputable kind to pass under her roof. Indeed, so foul and contagious are all such proceedings, that they contaminate the very innocent scenes where they are committed, and give the name of a bad house, or of a house of ill repute, to all those where they are suffered to be carried on.
gloss: Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: So grosse is our conuersation, and dull is our apprehension: while mortall Sense, in vs, ruleth the common wealth of our litle world.
gloss: A kind of confectionery lozenge bearing a message on its surface.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
Related words: converse
conversant
Derived words: conversationable
conversational
conversation analysis
conversation heart
conversationism
conversationist
conversationize
conversationless
conversation lozenge
conversation piece
conversation pit
conversation set
conversation-stopper
conversation stopper
convo
criminal conversation
cyberconversation
make conversation
metaconversation
midconversation
nonconversation
nonversation
protoconversation
subconversation
teleconversation
textversation
topic of conversation
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: gesprek
lang: Albanian
word: llafosje
lang: Albanian
word: bisedë
lang: Arabic
word: مُحَادَثَة
roman: muḥādaṯa
lang: Arabic
word: مُكَالَمَة
roman: mukālama
lang: Arabic
word: حِوَار
roman: ḥiwār
lang: Arabic
word: مُذَاكَرَة
roman: muḏākara
lang: Arabic
word: مُحَاوَرَة
roman: muḥāwara
lang: Arabic
word: تَكَلُّم
roman: takallum
lang: Armenian
word: խոսակցություն
roman: xosakcʻutʻyun
lang: Armenian
word: զրույց
roman: zruycʻ
lang: Armenian
word: երկխոսություն
roman: erkxosutʻyun
lang: Asturian
word: conversación
lang: Azerbaijani
word: söhbət
lang: Azerbaijani
word: qonuşma
lang: Azerbaijani
word: danışıq
lang: Bangi
word: lisolo
lang: Bashkir
word: әңгәмә
roman: əñgəmə
lang: Basque
word: elkarrizketa
lang: Belarusian
word: размо́ва
roman: razmóva
lang: Belarusian
word: гу́тарка
roman: hútarka
lang: Bengali
word: সংলাপ
roman: śoṅlap
lang: Bhojpuri
word: 𑂥𑂰𑂞𑂍𑂯𑂲
roman: bātkahī
lang: Bhojpuri
word: बतकही
roman: batakᵊhī
lang: Bulgarian
word: ра́зговор
roman: rázgovor
lang: Bulgarian
word: бесе́да
roman: beséda
lang: Bulgarian
word: диало́г
roman: dialóg
lang: Bulgarian
word: общу́ване
roman: obštúvane
lang: Bulgarian
word: разгова́ряне
roman: razgovárjane
lang: Burmese
word: အပြော
roman: a.prau:
lang: Buryat
word: хөөрөөн
roman: xööröön
lang: Buryat
word: хөөрэлдөөн
roman: xööreldöön
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: конверза́ція
roman: konverzácija
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: розговор
roman: rozhovor
lang: Catalan
word: conversa
lang: Catalan
word: conversació
lang: Chechen
word: къамел
roman: qʼamel
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 會話 /会话
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 談話 /谈话
roman: taam⁴ waa⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 對話 /对话
roman: deoi³ waa⁶
lang: Chinese
word: хуа
roman: hua
lang: Chinese
word: тан хуа
roman: tan hua
lang: Chinese
word: 會話 /会话
roman: hōe-ōe
lang: Chinese
word: 對話 /对话
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 會話 /会话
roman: huìhuà
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 談話 /谈话
roman: tánhuà
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 對話 /对话
roman: duìhuà
lang: Chuvash
word: калаҫу
roman: kalaś̬u
lang: Cornish
word: keskows
lang: Cornish
word: keskowsow
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: qonuşma
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: subet
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: musaabe
lang: Czech
word: konverzace
lang: Czech
word: rozhovor
lang: Dalmatian
word: conversatiaun
lang: Danish
word: konversation
lang: Danish
word: samtale
lang: Dutch
word: gesprek
lang: Dutch
word: conversatie
lang: Esperanto
word: konversacio
lang: Esperanto
word: interparolo
lang: Estonian
word: vestlus
lang: Faroese
word: samrøða
lang: Faroese
word: prát
lang: Finnish
word: keskustelu
lang: French
word: conversation
lang: West-Frisian
word: petear
lang: Galician
word: conversación
lang: Galician
word: conversa
lang: Georgian
word: საუბარი
roman: saubari
lang: Georgian
word: ლაპარაკი
roman: laṗaraḳi
lang: German
word: Gespräch
lang: German
word: Unterhaltung
lang: German
word: Konversation
lang: German
word: Underhaltig
lang: Greek
word: συνομιλία
roman: synomilía
lang: Greek
word: συζήτηση
roman: syzítisi
lang: Greek
word: συνδιάλλαξη
roman: syndiállaxi
lang: Greek
word: συνδιάλεξη
roman: syndiálexi
lang: Greek
word: κουβέντα
roman: kouvénta
lang: Ancient Greek
word: διάλογος
roman: diálogos
lang: Gujarati
word: વાતચીત
roman: vātcīt
lang: Hausa
word: batu
lang: Hebrew
word: שִׂיחָה
roman: sikhá
lang: Hindi
word: बातचीत
roman: bātcīt
lang: Hindi
word: गुफ़्तगू
roman: guftagū
lang: Hindi
word: संवाद
roman: samvād
lang: Hungarian
word: beszélgetés
lang: Hungarian
word: társalgás
lang: Icelandic
word: samtal
lang: Indonesian
word: percakapan
lang: Interlingua
word: conversation
lang: Irish
word: comhrá
lang: Italian
word: conversazione
lang: Italian
word: dialogo
lang: Italian
word: discorso
lang: Japanese
word: 会話
roman: kaiwa
lang: Japanese
word: 談話
roman: danwa
lang: Japanese
word: 対話
roman: taiwa
lang: Japanese
word: 話
roman: hanashi
lang: Japanese
word: カンバセーション
roman: kanbāsēshon
lang: Jeju
word: 이왁
roman: iwak
lang: Kannada
word: ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ
roman: sambhāṣaṇe
lang: Kashubian
word: rozgòwôr
lang: Kazakh
word: сөйлесім
roman: söilesım
lang: Kazakh
word: әңгіме
roman: äñgıme
lang: Kazakh
word: әңгімелесу
roman: äñgımelesu
lang: Khmer
word: សន្ទនា
roman: sɑntĕəʼniə
lang: Korean
word: 대화
roman: daehwa
lang: Korean
word: 회화
roman: hoehwa
lang: Korean
word: 이야기
roman: iyagi
lang: Korean
word: 얘기
roman: yaegi
lang: Central Kurdish
word: گفتوگۆ
roman: giftugo
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بارودۆخ
roman: barudox
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: suhbet
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: behs
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: guftûgo
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: diyalog
lang: Kyrgyz
word: сүйлөшүү
roman: süylöşüü
lang: Ladino
word: kolokyo
lang: Ladino
word: charla
lang: Ladino
word: lakirdi
lang: Lao
word: ການສົນທະນາ
roman: kān son tha nā
lang: Latin
word: colloquium
lang: Latin
word: sermō
lang: Latvian
word: saruna
lang: Lithuanian
word: pokalbis
lang: Luganda
word: emboozi
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Gespréich
lang: Macedonian
word: разговор
roman: razgovor
lang: Macedonian
word: конверзација
roman: konverzacija
lang: Magahi
word: 𑂏𑂪𑂥𑂰𑂞
roman: galbāt
lang: Malay
word: perbualan
lang: Malay
word: percakapan
lang: Malayalam
word: സംഭാഷണം
roman: sambhāṣaṇaṁ
lang: Māori
word: reoreo
lang: Marathi
word: संवाद
roman: sauvād
lang: Marathi
word: संभाषण
roman: sambhāṣaṇ
lang: Mongolian
word: яриа
roman: jaria
lang: Mongolian
word: үг
roman: üg
lang: Mongolian
word: хэлэлцүүлэг
roman: xelelcüüleg
lang: Mongolian
word: ярилцлага
roman: jarilclaga
lang: Norman
word: convèrsâtion
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: samtale
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: konversasjon
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: samtale
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: konversasjon
lang: Old English
word: mæþel
lang: Oromo
word: haasaa
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: розгварка
roman: rozhvarka
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: конверзация
roman: konverzacija
lang: Pashto
word: محاوره
roman: mahāwera
lang: Pashto
word: ګړهار
roman: gaṛahār
lang: Pashto
word: بيور
roman: byur
lang: Pashto
word: تکلم
roman: takalom
lang: Pashto
word: صحبت
roman: sohbat
lang: Pashto
word: ګړ و بړ
roman: ǧǝṛ o bǝṛ
lang: Pashto
word: لام کلام
roman: lām kalām
lang: Pashto
word: خبرې اترې
roman: xabǝre atǝre
lang: Pashto
word: خبرې
roman: xabǝre
lang: Pashto
word: مکالمه
roman: mokālema
lang: Pashto
word: وراشه
roman: wrāša
lang: Pashto
word: سکالو
roman: skālo
lang: Iranian Persian
word: گُفْتُگو
roman: goftogu
lang: Iranian Persian
word: گُفْتِگو
roman: goftegu
lang: Iranian Persian
word: گُفْتْگو
roman: goftgu
lang: Iranian Persian
word: گُفْتُگویْ
roman: goftoguy
lang: Iranian Persian
word: گُفْتِگویْ
roman: gofteguy
lang: Iranian Persian
word: گُفْتْگویْ
roman: goftguy
lang: Iranian Persian
word: صُحْبَت
roman: sohbat
lang: Iranian Persian
word: بَحْث
roman: bahs
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مُکالِمِه
roman: mokâleme
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مُحادِثِه
roman: mohâdese
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مُذاکِرِه
roman: mozâkere
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مُحاوِرِه
roman: mohâvere
lang: Iranian Persian
word: تَکَلُّم
roman: takallom
lang: Polish
word: rozmowa
lang: Polish
word: konwersacja
lang: Portuguese
word: conversa
lang: Portuguese
word: conversação
lang: Romanian
word: conversație
lang: Romanian
word: convorbire
lang: Russian
word: разгово́р
roman: razgovór
lang: Russian
word: бесе́да
roman: beséda
lang: Northern Sami
word: ságastallan
lang: Sanskrit
word: संवाद
roman: saṃvāda
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: còmhradh
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: agallamh
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ра̏згово̄р
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: конверза́ција
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: rȁzgovōr
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: konverzácija
lang: Slovak
word: konverzácia
lang: Slovak
word: rozhovor
lang: Slovene
word: pogȏvor
lang: Spanish
word: conversación
lang: Spanish
word: plática
lang: Spanish
word: platicada
lang: Spanish
word: coloquio
lang: Spanish
word: conversa
lang: Swahili
word: mazungumzo
lang: Swedish
word: samtal
lang: Swedish
word: konversation
lang: Tagalog
word: pagsasalitaan
lang: Tagalog
word: pag-uusap
lang: Tajik
word: гуфтугӯ
roman: guftugü
lang: Tajik
word: гуфтугу
roman: guftugu
lang: Tajik
word: гуфтугуй
roman: guftuguy
lang: Tajik
word: сӯхбат
roman: süxbat
lang: Tajik
word: муколама
roman: mukolama
lang: Tajik
word: муҳодаса
roman: muhodasa
lang: Tajik
word: музокира
roman: muzokira
lang: Tajik
word: муҳовара
roman: muhovara
lang: Tajik
word: такаллум
roman: takallum
lang: Tamil
word: உரையாடல்
roman: uraiyāṭal
lang: Tatar
word: сөйләшү
roman: söyläşü
lang: Tatar
word: әңгәмә
roman: äñgämä
lang: Telugu
word: సంభాషణ
roman: sambhāṣaṇa
lang: Thai
word: การสนทนา
roman: gaan-sǒn-tá-naa
lang: Tibetan
word: སྐད་ཆ
roman: skad cha
lang: Tibetan
word: བཀའ་མོལ
roman: bka' mol
lang: Tok Pisin
word: toktok
lang: Turkish
word: sohbet
lang: Turkish
word: konuşma
lang: Turkish
word: muhabbet
lang: Turkish
word: diyalog
lang: Turkish
word: muhavere
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: صحبت
roman: sohbet
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: محبت
roman: muhabbet
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: لقردی
roman: lakırdı
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: محاوره
roman: muhavere
lang: Turkmen
word: gürrüň
lang: Turkmen
word: söhbet
lang: Turkmen
word: söhbetdeşlik
lang: Turkmen
word: gürrüňdeşlik
lang: Udmurt
word: вераськон
roman: veraśkon
lang: Ukrainian
word: розмо́ва
roman: rozmóva
lang: Ukrainian
word: бе́сіда
roman: bésida
lang: Ukrainian
word: розгово́р
roman: rozhovór
lang: Ukrainian
word: конверза́ція
roman: konverzácija
lang: Ukrainian
word: гові́рка
roman: hovírka
lang: Ukrainian
word: гу́тірка
roman: hútirka
lang: Ukrainian
word: бала́чка
roman: baláčka
lang: Urdu
word: بات چِیت
roman: bāt cīt
lang: Urdu
word: گُفْتگُو
roman: guftgū
lang: Urdu
word: گُفْتَگُو
roman: guftagū
lang: Urdu
word: مُکالَمَہ
roman: mukālama
lang: Urdu
word: صُحْبَت
roman: suhbat
lang: Urdu
word: بَحْث
roman: bahs
lang: Urdu
word: مُحادَثَہ
roman: muhādasa
lang: Urdu
word: مُذاکَرَہ
roman: muzākara
lang: Urdu
word: مُحاوَرَہ
roman: muhāvara
lang: Urdu
word: تَکَلُّم
roman: takallum
lang: Uyghur
word: سۆھبەت
roman: söhbet
lang: Uyghur
word: سۆزلىشىش
roman: sözlishish
lang: Uyghur
word: دىئالوگ
roman: di'alog
lang: Uyghur
word: پاراڭلىشىش
roman: paranglishish
lang: Uzbek
word: suhbat
lang: Uzbek
word: gaplashish
lang: Uzbek
word: gap
lang: Uzbek
word: soʻz
lang: Uzbek
word: mukolama
lang: Uzbek
word: muzokara
lang: Vietnamese
word: (cuộc) đối thoại
lang: Volapük
word: spikot
lang: Volapük
word: spikotam
lang: Welsh
word: sgwrs
lang: Welsh
word: ymddiddan
lang: Yakut
word: кэпсэтии
roman: kepsetii
lang: Yiddish
word: שמועס
roman: shmues
lang: Yiddish
word: געשפּרעך
roman: geshprekh
lang: Yoruba
word: ìfọ̀rọ̀wérò