conservatief
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French conservatif, from Latin cōnservātīvus. Later influenced by English conservative.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
conservatief (comparative conservatiever, superlative conservatiefst)
- (politics) conservative, opposing (rapid) change, favouring a small government [from early 19th c.]
- Synonyms: behoudend, behoudsgezind
- moderate, reserved
- conservative, careful
- een conservatieve schatting
- a conservative estimate
Inflection edit
Inflection of conservatief | ||||
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uninflected | conservatief | |||
inflected | conservatieve | |||
comparative | conservatiever | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | conservatief | conservatiever | het conservatiefst het conservatiefste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | conservatieve | conservatievere | conservatiefste |
n. sing. | conservatief | conservatiever | conservatiefste | |
plural | conservatieve | conservatievere | conservatiefste | |
definite | conservatieve | conservatievere | conservatiefste | |
partitive | conservatiefs | conservatievers | — |
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
conservatief m or f (plural conservatieven)
- A conservative.