Conservatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Conservatory is an adjective meaning Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
Meaning
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
More Meanings
- A storehouse.
- A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- A music school or a drama school
- (rare) Relating to conservation.
- (obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
Example Sentences
a conservatory of life
Word Forms
- conservatories
Synonyms for conservatory
Depending on context, synonyms include greenhouse, hothouse, orangery, sunroom, solarium, conservatoire.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conservatoire, hothouse, conservation, preservation, conservancy, protective.
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