conventional
adjective
[ kənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n(ə)l ]
• based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
• "a conventional morality had dictated behaviour"
Similar:
normal,
standard,
regular,
ordinary,
usual,
traditional,
typical,
common,
common or garden,
garden variety,
run-of-the-mill,
prosaic,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
unimaginative,
uninspired,
uninspiring,
unadventurous,
unremarkable,
unexceptional,
unoriginal,
derivative,
formulaic,
predictable,
stock,
hackneyed,
clichéd,
stereotypical,
stereotyped,
trite,
platitudinous,
old hat,
plain vanilla,
bog-standard,
hacky,
formalistic,
• (of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention.
• "West made a conventional bid showing a hand with at least 5 spades"
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n- ) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene).
