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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-521/
- Published: 2026-01-14T17:15:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-14T17:15:52.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

conversant (adjective) -

1: having knowledge or experience —used with with  
2 *archaic* : having frequent or familiar association  
3 *archaic* : concerned, occupied

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversant?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The adjectives conversant and conversational both descend from the Latin verb conversari, meaning "to associate with." Conversant dates to the Middle Ages; an early meaning of the word was simply "having familiar association." One way to associate with others is to have a conversation with them—in other words, to talk. For a short time in the 19th century conversant could mean "relating to or suggesting conversation," but for the most part that meaning stayed with conversational while conversant went in a different direction. Today, conversant is sometimes used, especially in the United States, with the meaning "able to talk in a foreign language," as in "she is conversant in several languages," but it is more often associated with knowledge or familiarity, as in "conversant with the issues."

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