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Etymology
1. conversation
noun. ['ˌkɑːnvɝˈseɪʃən'] the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc..
Synonyms
- confabulation
- nothings
- crossfire
- exchange
- chat
- gossipmongering
- speech communication
- spoken communication
- rap session
- voice communication
- spoken language
- colloquy
- oral communication
- phatic speech
- schmooze
- talking
- confab
- gossiping
- talk
- table talk
- tete-a-tete
- rap
- speech
- language
- schmoose
- second-hand speech
- telephone conversation
- phatic communication
Antonyms
- payment
- nonpayment
- commercial
- buy
Etymology
- conversation (French)
- conversationem (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Conversation
- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
Example sentences of the word conversation
1. Noun, singular or mass
He may even go so far as to ignore you to avoid having a conversation about his feelings.
Quotes containing the word conversation
1. An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.
- Maurice Chevalier
2. She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.
- George Bernard Shaw
3. In a girl I look for honesty above all, someone who I can carry on a conversation with, someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who's true to herself, and to top it, someone who can get ready for a date in less than ten minutes.
- Erik von Detten