I. kənˈvərs ə nt, -və̄s-, -vəis-; ˈkänvə(r)sənt adjective
Etymology: Middle English conversaunt, from Middle French conversant, from Latin conversant-, conversans, present participle of Latin conversari to associate with — more at converse
1. archaic : accustomed to dwell or stay : abiding for a considerable amount of time
they who have been conversant abroad — Joseph Addison
2. archaic : having an interest or concern : occupied — used with in, about, with, among
long conversant in this horrid practice — Oliver Goldsmith
the passions which are conversant about the preservation of the individual — Edmund Burke
3. archaic : having frequent, customary, or familiar association : intimately acquainted
I have been conversant with the first persons of the age — John Dryden
— used with with, in, among
to be conversant in great men's families — Robert Boyle
4. : having knowledge or experience
British officers … must be conversant with the ways of a dozen or more castes — Christopher Rand
anyone conversant with other parts of England found our neighborhood very depressing — Joyce Warren
: familiar or acquainted by use or study : well-informed — used with with, formerly often with in
conversant with business trends
deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy — John Dryden
5. archaic : inclined to conversation
II. noun
( -s )
: one who converses
conversation recorded without the knowledge of the conversants — R.C.Pooley