conversant

1. 1.

   (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly

   “conversant with business trends”

   “familiar with the complex machinery”

   “he was familiar with those roads”

   Synonymsfamiliar

   Similarinformed

Questions about conversant

What does conversant mean?

conversant means "(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly".

How many syllables are in conversant?

conversant has 3 syllables: con-ver-sant. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /kənˈvɝsənt/.

What is another word for conversant?

Close synonyms include familiar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conversant a common word?

conversant is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.