Conventionality

//kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being conventional. uncountable
  2. 2
    orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    unoriginality as a result of being too conventional wordnet
  5. 5
    conformity with conventional thought and behavior wordnet

Synonyms

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accommodationaccordaccordanceacquiescenceadaptationadjustment

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"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.

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