English dictionary
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English noun: formality | |||
| 1. | formality (event) a requirement of etiquette or custom | ||
| Samples | A mere formality. | ||
| Synonyms | formalities | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | ||
| 2. | formality (attribute) a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies | ||
| Samples | The formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention. | ||
| Synonyms | formalness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manner, personal manner | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ceremoniousness, stateliness | ||
| Attribute | formal, formal, informal, informal | ||
| Antonyms | informality | ||
| 3. | formality (act) compliance with formal rules | ||
| Samples | Courtroom formality. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity | ||
| Domain usage members | banausic, herald, hereby, herewith, in that, in this, person of color, person of colour, slough of despond, therein, trumpeter | ||
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