5. Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.
Syn. — Intercourse; communion; commerce; familiarity; discourse; dialogue; colloque; talk; chat. — Conversation, Talk. There is a looser sense of these words, in which they are synonymous; there is a stricter sense, in which they differ. Talk is usually broken, familiar, and versatile. Conversation is more continuous and sustained, and turns ordinarily upon topics or higher interest. Children talk to their parents or to their companions; men converse together in mixed assemblies. Dr. Johnson once remarked, of an evening spent in society, that there had been a great deal of talk, but no conversation.
CONVERSATIONAL
Con`ver*sa"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing; as, a conversational style. Thackeray.
CONVERSATIONALIST
Con`ver*sa"tion*al*ist, n.
Defn: A conversationist.
CONVERSATIONED
Conver*sa"tioned, a.
Defn: Acquainted with manners and deportment; behaved. [Obs.] Till she be better conversationed, . . . I'll keep As far from her as the gallows. Beau. & Fl.
CONVERSATIONISM
Con`ver*sa"tion*ism, n.
Defn: A word or phrase used in conversation; a colloqualism.