Meanings
conservatory1
comparative more conservatory · superlative most conservatory
- Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
- rareRelating to conservation.
conservatory2
plural conservatories
- obsoleteA medicine, especially a magical preservative.
...a tree appointed to be the cure of diseases and a conservatory of life...
1655, Jeremy Taylor, Vnum Necessarium, page 3711 more example
The auncient Catholyke fathers... were not afrayde to call this Supper... the foode of immortalitie... and the conseruatory to euerlastyng lyfe.
1563, John Jewel, The Seconde Tome of Homelyes..., sig. IIII.i.v - archaicA storehouse, a repository.
- obsoleteA cistern, an artificially collected body of water.
- obsoleteA reservoir, an artificially maintained body of water.
- uncommonA greenhouse, a glass-walled building for cultivating delicate plants.
Synonyms: greenhouse, hothouse, orangery, planthouse
- IrelandUKA solarium, a glass-walled and glass-roofed room in a house.
Joyce Barnaby: It's a lovely cottage in Badger's Drift. It's got two bedrooms, two living rooms and a conservatory. DCI Tom Barnaby: Conservatory? Sounds like something out of Cluedo. Cully Barnaby: Colonel Mustard with the candlestick in the conservatory.
1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer MurdersSynonyms: sunroom, solarium, Florida room
- A drama school.
Synonyms: academy of drama, drama school, theater school, theatre school
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA music school.
nounA greenhouse, a glass-walled building for cultivating delicate plants.
nounA solarium, a glass-walled and glass-roofed room in a house.
nounA drama school.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
conservatory · adjective
- Frenchconservatoire
- Medieval Latincōnservātōrius
- Englishconservatory
From Medieval Latin cōnservātōrius directly and via French conservatoire, from cōnservāre (“to conserve, to preserve”) + -torius (“-atory: forming related adjectives”) and/or conservator (“conservator, preserver, protector”) + -ius (“-y: forming related adjectives”).
More words from Medieval Latin, French
Full word history & related roots →conservatory · noun
- Italianconservatorio
- Frenchconservatoire
- Medieval Latincōnservātōrium
- Englishconservatory
From Medieval Latin cōnservātōrium directly and via French conservatoire and Italian conservatorio, from cōnservātus (“conserved, preserved”) + -ōrium (“-ory: forming related nouns”).
More words from Medieval Latin, French, Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian консервато́рия, оранже́рия
- консервато́рия (konservatórija)school of music or drama — see also music school
- оранже́рия (oranžérija)a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- зимна градина (zimna gradina)a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Catalan conservatori
- conservatorischool of music or drama — see also music school
Chinese Mandarin 音樂學校 /音乐学校, 溫室 /温室
- 音樂學校 /音乐学校 (yīnyuè xuéxiào)school of music or drama — see also music school
- 溫室 /温室 (wēnshì)a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Czech konzervatoř, skleník
- konzervatořschool of music or drama — see also music school
- skleníka greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- zimní zahradaa greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- zimní zahradaa glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
- verandaa glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Danish konservatorium, musikkonservatorium
- konservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- musikkonservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
Dutch conservatorium, serre
- conservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- serrea glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Esperanto konservatorio, forcejo
- konservatorioschool of music or drama — see also music school
- forcejoa greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- oranĝerioa greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Finnish konservatorio, talvipuutarha
- konservatorioschool of music or drama — see also music school
- talvipuutarhaa greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
French conservatoire, conservatoire
- conservatoirehaving the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
- conservatoireschool of music or drama — see also music school
- école de musiqueschool of music or drama — see also music school
- école supérieure de musiqueschool of music or drama — see also music school
- académie de musique f école d'art dramatiqueschool of music or drama — see also music school
- école de théâtreschool of music or drama — see also music school
- école supérieure de théâtreschool of music or drama — see also music school
- serrea greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- vérandaa glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
German konservatorisch, Konservatorium
- konservatorischhaving the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
- Konservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Musikkonservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Musikakademieschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Musikhochschuleschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Hochschule für Musikschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Musikschuleschool of music or drama — see also music school
- höhere Musikschuleschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Schauspielschuleschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Schule für Schauspielschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Schauspielakademieschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Akademie für Schauspielkunstschool of music or drama — see also music school
- Theaterschuleschool of music or drama — see also music school
Greek ωδείο
- ωδείο (odeío)school of music or drama — see also music school
Hungarian konzervatórium
- konzervatóriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
Italian conservatorio, conservatorio
- conservatoriohaving the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
- conservatorioschool of music or drama — see also music school
Japanese コンサーヴァトーリ, 音楽学校
- コンサーヴァトーリ (konsāvatōri)school of music or drama — see also music school
- 音楽学校 (ongaku gakkō)school of music or drama — see also music school
- 温室 (onshitsu)a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Korean 음악학교, 온실
- 음악학교 (eumakhakgyo)school of music or drama — see also music school
- 온실 (onsil)a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Latin conservatorius, conservatorium
- conservatoriushaving the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
- conservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- conservatoriuma greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- conservatoriuma glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Norwegian Bokmål vinterhage
- vinterhagea greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Polish konserwatorium
- konserwatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
Portuguese conservatório
- conservatórioschool of music or drama — see also music school
Russian консервато́рия, оранжере́я
- консервато́рия (konservatórija)school of music or drama — see also music school
- оранжере́я (oranžeréja)a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- тепли́ца (teplíca)a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- зи́мний сад (zímnij sad)a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Slovak konzervatórium, skleník
- konzervatóriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- skleníka greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Spanish conservatorio
- conservatorioschool of music or drama — see also music school
Swedish konservatorium, växthus
- konservatoriumschool of music or drama — see also music school
- växthusa greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- vinterträdgårda greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
- orangeria greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Tagalog konserbatoryo
- konserbatoryoschool of music or drama — see also music school
Turkish limonluk
- limonluka greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Ukrainian консервато́рія
- консервато́рія (konservatórija)school of music or drama — see also music school
Yiddish קאָנסערוואַטאָריע
- קאָנסערוואַטאָריע (konservatorye)school of music or drama — see also music school
Cite this entry
conservatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservatory
“conservatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservatory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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