Conventionality
/kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪti/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being conventional. uncountable
- 2 orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional wordnet
- 3 Something conventional; a convention. countable
"Whither shall we flee from civilization, to take off the harness and be free, for a season, from the restraints, the conventionalities of society, and rest from the hard struggles, the cares and toils, the strifes and competitions of life?"
- 4 unoriginality as a result of being too conventional wordnet
- 5 conformity with conventional thought and behavior wordnet
Example
More examples"Whither shall we flee from civilization, to take off the harness and be free, for a season, from the restraints, the conventionalities of society, and rest from the hard struggles, the cares and toils, the strifes and competitions of life?"
Etymology
From conventional + -ity.