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conventionality

[ kuh n-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee ]
/ kənˌvɛn ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural con·ven·tion·al·i·ties for 3, 4.

conventional quality or character.
adherence to convention.
a conventional practice, principle, form, etc.
conventionalities, conventional rules of behavior.

RELATED WORDS

righteousness, goodness, obedience, dignity, modesty, honesty, decorum, civility, correctness, propriety, courtesy, virtue, rite, ritual, procedure, mores, integrity, ethic, conduct, ideal

Nearby words

conventional sign, conventional thoracoplasty, conventional weapon, conventional wisdom, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventioneer, conventioner, conventual, conventual mass

Origin of conventionality

First recorded in 1825–35; conventional + -ity

Related forms

sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·i·ty, noun, plural sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·i·ties.
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conventionality

/ (kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
(often plural) something conventional, esp a normal or accepted rule of behaviour; propriety
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