conversational love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of conversation: as, conversational powers; a conversational style.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty
  • adjective computing involving a two-way exchange of messages, such as between a client and a server

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

Etymologies

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conversation +‎ -al

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Examples

  • If you understand gender differences in what I call conversational style, you may not be able to prevent disagreements from arising, but you stand a better chance of preventing them from spiralling out of control ...

    Gender Part 1: Better Than Thou JLK 2009

  • If you understand gender differences in what I call conversational style, you may not be able to prevent disagreements from arising, but you stand a better chance of preventing them from spiralling out of control ...

    Archive 2009-02-01 JLK 2009

  • His letters have also examples now and then of what he called his conversational triumphs.

    The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844

  • This chart is what we call our conversational skin care card and what it does very simply is it tells the representative, why it's important to follow an anti-aging skin care regimen if you want to have better skin.

    Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009

  • Subtly philosophical – not matrix monologue style, but in conversational asides.

    Matthew Yglesias » Invincible 2009

  • Le larron does not seem to be used in conversational French (my daughter taught me the word after she learned it in her French class while reading a classic text) ... so here are some useful synonyms: un escroc (swindler, con man, crook) un malfaiteur (burglar) un voleur (thief)

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • Instead, talk in conversational terms, and be energetic and enthusiastic.

    He built a business around the power of gab Thomas Heath 2010

  • Le larron does not seem to be used in conversational French (my daughter taught me the word after she learned it in her French class while reading a classic text) ... so here are some useful synonyms: un escroc (swindler, con man, crook) un malfaiteur (burglar) un voleur (thief)

    larron - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • In addition to social sensitivity, the other factor that contributed to the c factor was equality in conversational turn-taking.

    Willingham: How to teach collaboration Valerie Strauss 2010

  • So, humans will respond in conversational time frames, but with a lasting record.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Internet and Stupidity: 2010

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