conventionality

[ kuhn-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.

Origin of conventionality

First recorded in 1825–35; conventional + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM conventionality

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

Words nearby conventionality

convent, conventicle, convention, conventional, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventional sign, conventional thoracoplasty, conventional weapon, conventional wisdom

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Example sentences from the Web for conventionality

Grace had the stiff-necked Drummond pride as well as he, and would hesitate long behind the barriers of conventionality.
Not Like Other Girls|Rosa N. Carey
We have already agreed that conventionality ought sometimes to be dispensed with.
The Threatening Eye|Edward Frederick Knight
Young James was essentially a child of nature, and free from all conventionality.
Heroes of Science: Physicists|William Garnett
There is a quality of conventionality in the earlier of these which completely disappears in the later.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

The traditional formality and conventionality of the English are traditions only.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat

British Dictionary definitions for conventionality

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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单词	conventionality
释义	conventionality [ kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee ] / kənˌvɛn ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conventionality ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of conventionality First recorded in 1825–35; conventional + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM conventionality sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·i·ty, noun, plural sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·i·ties. Words nearby conventionality convent, conventicle, convention, conventional, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventional sign, conventional thoracoplasty, conventional weapon, conventional wisdom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conventionality Grace had the stiff-necked Drummond pride as well as he, and would hesitate long behind the barriers of conventionality. Not Like Other Girls\|Rosa N. Carey We have already agreed that conventionality ought sometimes to be dispensed with. The Threatening Eye\|Edward Frederick Knight Young James was essentially a child of nature, and free from all conventionality. Heroes of Science: Physicists\|William Garnett There is a quality of conventionality in the earlier of these which completely disappears in the later. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6\|Various The traditional formality and conventionality of the English are traditions only. Private Peat\|Harold R. Peat British Dictionary definitions for conventionality 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conventionality righteousness, goodness, obedience, dignity, modesty, honesty, decorum, civility, correctness, propriety, courtesy, virtue, rite, ritual, procedure, red tape, mores, integrity, ethic, conduct
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conventionality

noun, plural con·ven·tion·al·i·ties for 3, 4.

Origin of conventionality

OTHER WORDS FROM conventionality

Words nearby conventionality

Example sentences from the Web for conventionality

British Dictionary definitions for conventionality

noun plural -ties

Words related to conventionality