CONVERSATIONIST
Con`ver*sa"tion*ist, n.
Defn: One who converses much, or who excels in conversation. Byron.
CONVERSATIVE
Con*ver"sa*tive, a.
Defn: Relating to intercourse with men; social; — opposed to
contemplative.
She chose . . . to endue him with the conversative qualities of
youth. Sir H. Wotton.
CONVERSAZIONE
Con`ver*sa`zio"ne (or ), n.; pl. Conversazioni. Etym: [It. See
Conversation.]
Defn: A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on
literary or scientific subjects. Gray.
These conversazioni [at Florence] resemble our card assemblies. A.
Drummond.
CONVERSE Con*verse", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Conversed; p.pr. & vb.n. Conversing.] Etym: [F. converser, L. conversari to associate with; con- + versari to be turned, to live, remain, fr. versare to turn often, v. intens. of vertere to turn See Convert.]
1. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; —
followed by with.
To seek the distant hills, and there converse With nature. Thomson.
Conversing with the world, we use the world's fashions. Sir W. Scott.
But to converse with heaven -This is not easy. Wordsworth.
2. To engage, in familiar colloqui; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; — followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing. Companions That do converse and waste the time together. Shak. We had conversed so often on that subject. Dryden.
3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; — said of things. According as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety. Locke.