A language or language variety is said to be conservative if it has fewer innovations (in other words, more conservative forms) than related varieties do. For example, Icelandic is, in some aspects, more similar to Old Norse than other languages that evolved from Old Norse, including Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish, while Sardinian (especially the Nuorese dialects) is regarded by many linguists to be the most conservative Romance language.[2][3][4][5] In fact, recent studies regarding the stability of modern Icelandic appear to confirm its status as "stable".[6] Therefore, Icelandic[6] and Sardinian are considered relatively conservative languages.