conservativeness

/kənˈsɝvətɪvnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being conservative.

Word Origin From Latin con- 'together' and servare 'to keep' — conservative is about keeping things together, preserving the status quo. The root servare gives us preserve (keep beforehand), reserve (keep back), and observe (keep in view, watch). The -ive and -ness suffixes make it a noun for the tendency to conserve.

noun The state or quality of being conservative. countable

His political conservativeness often clashed with his daughter's progressive views.

(名词) 保守性

他在政治上的保守性经常与他女儿的进步观点发生冲突。

(sustantivo) conservadurismo [El estado o cualidad de ser conservador.]

Su conservadurismo político a menudo chocaba con las ideas progresistas de su hija.

(nom) conservatisme; caractère conservateur [Le caractère ou la qualité d'une personne conservatrice, attachée aux valeurs traditionnelles et réticente au changement.]

Son conservativeness politique entrait souvent en conflit avec les vues progressistes de sa fille.

(Substantiv) Konservatismus; Bewahrungstendenz [Die Eigenschaft, konservativ zu sein; der Zustand, an traditionellen Werten oder Methoden festzuhalten.]

Seine politische **conservativeness** stand oft im Widerspruch zu den progressiven Ansichten seiner Tochter.

(名詞) 保守性。伝統や既存の秩序を重んじる性質。

彼の政治的な保守的な姿勢は、たびたび娘の進歩的な考え方と衝突した。

(substantivo) conservadorismo [O estado ou qualidade de ser conservador.]

Seu conservadorismo político frequentemente entrava em conflito com as visões progressistas de sua filha.

Word parts: con + serv + at + ive + ness

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