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Passe vs Conventional - What's the difference?

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Passe is a related term of conventional.


As nouns the difference between passe and conventional

is that passe is while conventional is (finance) a conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

As an adjective conventional is

pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

passe

English

Alternative forms

* passe

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (colloquial) dated; out of style; old-fashioned
  • * We'll paint the town blue 'cause, baby, red is so passé. - The Pierces
  • * I never thought you'd be a junkie, because heroin is so passé. - The Dandy Warhols
  • Past one's prime; worn; faded.

    • Usage notes

    As in French, is sometimes used for the feminine: "a passée belle".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fencing) An attack that passes the target without hitting.

    • Anagrams

    * English borrowed terms ----

    conventional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
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  • Ordinary, commonplace.
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    • The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
  • Banal]], trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or [[clichéd.

    • Synonyms

    * ("pertaining to a convention"): typical, canonical * ("banal"): stereotypical

    Antonyms

    * ("pertaining to a convention"): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional * ("ordinary"): imaginative

    Derived terms

    * conventionalism * conventionalist * conventionally * conventional mortgage loan * conventional war * conventional warfare * conventional weapon * conventional weaponry * conventional wisdom

    Related terms

    * convention

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.