conservation
noun
Simple meaning
The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɑnsɚˈveɪʃən
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
Wise use of natural resources.
biology
The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
Used this way, conservation is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Careful and exacting
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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More ways to use conservation
- “Water conservation is important, especially during a drought.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
How this word naturally appears with others.
Similar Words, What’s the Difference?
Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
The conservation of a resource.
The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
Legal aspects of protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system.
A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system.
The fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes.
The principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system.
Parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system.
The principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- ecologynoun
- ecosystemnoun
- forestrynoun
- ecologicaladjective
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Synonyms
Sense: preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
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