anti-conventional

an·ti-con·ven·tion·al

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Definitions of anti-conventional word

adjective anti-conventional conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior. 1
adjective anti-conventional pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols. 1
adjective anti-conventional ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology. 1
adjective anti-conventional not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear: conventional warfare. 1
adjective anti-conventional Art. in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition. (of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner. 1
adjective anti-conventional of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact. 1

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

From the Late Latin word conventiōnālis, dating back to 1575-85. See convention, -al1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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