Conversant

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /kÉ™nˈvɝsÉ™nt/

Alternative forms

• conversaunt obsolete

Origin

From Old French conversant, present participle of converser

Full definition of conversant

Adjective

1. closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction
2. familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versedShe is equally conversant with Shakespeare and the laws of physics.
• Drydendeeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy
• Alexander PopeHe uses the different dialects as one who had been conversant with them all.
3. (obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
• WottonIf any think education, because it is conversant about children, to be but a private and domestick duty, he has been ignorantly bred himself.

Usage notes

generally used with with, sometimes with in

Noun

1. One who converses with another.----