[Vocabulary] conservativity

[atabitaraf]

Although the word 'conservativity' is not a word found in dictionary, it can be understood as a noun of 'conservative'. Is it correct to use such word in our writings?
Thanks,

 

[tedmc]

Why don't you give us a sentence using the word? I think "conservatism" is more common.

 

[Rover_KE]

Although the word 'conservativity' is not a word found in dictionaries, it can be understood as a noun of 'conservative'. Is it correct to use this word in our writing?

Don't use it in your writing.

One.Look.com searches dozens of free online dictionaries. Click here, and then change the headword to 'conservativity'. If a word is not listed, or is shown to have only very specialised usages, do not use it, as most of your readers will think it's wrong.

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[Tdol]

Is it correct to use such word in our writings?

Why do you want to use it? I have never seen it, and don't see much need for it as a neologism.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Although the word 'conservativity' is not a word found in dictionary, it can be understood as a noun of 'conservative'.

No, actually, it can't. It doesn't mean anything. And conservative is a noun.

Is it correct to use such word in our writings?

No.

Thanks,

A conservative is a person. Conservatism is an ideology.

 

[emsr2d2]

And conservative is a noun.

"[A] conservative" is a countable noun. I think the OP was thinking of "conservative" as an adjective when he/she said "... as a noun of 'conservative'".

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

"[A] conservative" is a countable noun. I think the OP was thinking of "conservative" as an adjective when he/she said "... as a noun of 'conservative'".

I do, too. But I thought it was worth mentioning.

I just wanted to point out that there's already a noun. (Or two!)

 

[tedmc]

A conservative is a person. Conservatism is an ideology.

I knew that. I was talking about conservatism vs conservativity.