conversely
/kənˈvɝsli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
With a reversed relationship.
adv
Example Sentences
- "If two parallelograms, which have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other, be equal to one another, the sides about the equal angles are reciprocally proportional, and conversely."
- "Proposition I. If four quantities are proportional, the product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means, and conversely."
- "Glasses (perspicua) can be so constructed that objects at a very great distance appear to be quite close at hand, and conversely. Thus we read the smallest letters from an incredible distance, number objects, however small, and make the stars appear as near as we wish. … Also objects can be made to appear so that the greatest seems the least, and conversely; what are high appear low and short, and conversely; and what is hidden appears manifest. … [translation of Roger Bacon's De Secretis Operibus Artis et Naturae.]"
- "In these cases the market has sufficient skepticism as to the continuation of the unusually high profits to value them conservatively, and conversely when earnings are low or nonexistent."
- "As for the ability for a nation to finance in the international market, if the nation has a relatively good reputation in the international financial market, then the nation can quickly and conveniently obtain loans from foreign governments and international financial institutions with stable sources of funds. In this case, the nation does not need to maintain a large scale of international reserve. Conversely, if a nation's credit rating is low, the nation will have difficulty to raise funds. In this case, the nation will need more sufficient international reserve."
- "[R]esearch has found that social integration is more important for well-being than income, and also decreases poverty. Loneliness, conversely, can be deadly: one study found it did more damage to health than smoking."
Etymology
Etymology tree English converse Middle English -ly English -ly English conversely From converse + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈvɝsli/
- British English: /kənˈvɜːsli/