conventionalised
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The artist created a conventionalised design of a bird for the textile pattern.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Made conventional; adhering to established artistic or social conventions: Describes something that has been altered or adapted to fit widely accepted norms, styles, or formulas, often at the expense of naturalness or spontaneity.
- Rendered in a stylized or symbolic manner: Refers to the representation of something using simplified or standardized forms rather than realistic or individualistic ones.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The gestures in classical ballet are highly conventionalised; they communicate emotion through a set of formal codes.
- Early cave paintings featured conventionalised animal forms rather than realistic portraits.
- Her writing style became more conventionalised after she started working for the formal newspaper.
Advanced Usage
- "to be/become conventionalised": to reach a state of being governed by convention.
- Over centuries, many religious rituals have become conventionalised, losing their original spontaneous character.
- In art criticism, conventionalised often contrasts with "naturalistic" or "realistic."
- The artist rejected conventionalised beauty in favor of raw, emotional expression.
Variants and Related Words
- Conventionalize (verb): To make something conform to convention.
- The designer sought to conventionalize the radical prototype for mass production.
- Conventional (adjective): Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
- His views on marriage are quite conventional.
- Conventionality (noun): The quality of being conventional.
- The conventionality of the ceremony bored the more rebellious guests.
Synonyms
- Stylized: Represented in a non-naturalistic, conventional form.
- Formalized: Given a definite structured or conventional form.
- Schematic: Represented in a simplified or symbolic form.
Antonyms
- Natural: Existing in or derived from nature; not artificial or imitation.
- Spontaneous: Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse without premeditation.
- Realistic: Representing familiar things in a way that is accurate or true to life.
Related Phrases
- Conventionalised representation: A depiction that uses symbolic or agreed-upon forms rather than realistic ones.
- Heraldry uses conventionalised representation of animals like lions and eagles.
- Become conventionalised: A process where something evolves into a standard form.
- Local folk dances often become conventionalised when performed on a national stage.
The artist created a conventionalised design of a bird for the textile pattern.
Adjective
- using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
- a stylized mode of theater production