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conformist

noun, adj — 4 senses

conformist

nounalso spelled Conformist

UK /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/ · US /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/

Etymology From conform + -ist.

1

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

2

A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)

Antonyms
maverick
Derived terms
anticonformist, conformistic, hyperconformist, osmoconformist, scarce conformist, semiconformist, ultraconformist, unconformist
Related terms
lemming

conformist

adj

Etymology From conform + -ist.

1

Conforming to established customs, etc.

Related terms
nonconformist

Conformist

noun
1

Lifestyle, Religion Historical In English history, a person whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and who was therefore in concert with the established Church of England, as opposed to those of the Nonconformists, whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for conformist and Conformist.