formality
21formality — Synonyms and related words: Procrustean law, act, baccalaureate service, bienseance, bill, bylaw, canon, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, circumstance, civility, code, commencement, conformity, convenance, convention, conventional usage,… …
22formality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. formalness (see formal); punctilio, convention, etiquette; due course, process, or form, red tape; mere formality, lip service. See conformity, affectation, fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Propriety]… …
23formality — noun (plural formalities) the rigid observance of rules or convention. ↘a thing that is done simply to comply with convention, regulations, or custom. ↘something done or happening as a matter of course: promotion looks a formality …
24formality — noun a) The state of being formal. b) Something said or done as a matter of form …
25formality — for·mal·i·ty || fÉ”r mælÉ™tɪ / fÉ”Ë m n. ceremony; procedure; accepted custom; stiffness; conventionality; strictness …
26formality — n. 1. Custom, established mode, settled method, rule of proceeding. 2. Ceremony, conventionality, etiquette, mere form …
27formality — n 1. convention, form, observance; usage, practice, custom, wont, Inf. the way it s done, protocol, Inf.S.O.P.; ceremony, ritual, rite, service, liturgy. 2. rigidity, inflexibility, stiffness; strictness, exactness, punctilio, precision. 3.… …
28formality — for·mal·i·ty …
29formality — [fɔːˈmæləti] noun 1) [C] something that you must do as part of an official process, even though it may not seem necessary or sensible We went through the usual formalities at customs and passport control.[/ex] 2) [U] a formal style of writing,… …
30formality — for•mal•i•ty [[t]fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality 2) rigorously methodical character 3) strict adherence to established rules… …
