a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; |
2. | Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned. |
Adj. | 1. | traditional - consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality" Antonyms: nontraditional, untraditional - not conforming to or in accord with tradition; "nontraditional designs"; "nontraditional practices" |
2. | traditional - pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished" |