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formality

Noun

∙ The state of being formal. uncountable
∙ Something said or done as a matter of form.
∙ A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
∙ A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc. countable

BABYLON ENGLISH
formality n.
ceremony; procedure; accepted custom; stiffness; conventionality; strictness

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
formality
formality
\for*mal"i*ty\ (?), n.; pl. formalities (#). [cf. f. formalité.]
1. the condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.
2. form without substance. such [books] as are mere pieces of formality, so that if you look on them, you look though them.
3. compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience.
4. an established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. he was installed with all the usual formalities. middleton.
5. pl. the dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [obs.] the doctors attending her in their formalities as far as shotover.
6. that which is formal; the formal part. it unties the inward knot of marriage, while it aims to keep fast the outward formality.
7. the quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. the material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves. taylor. the formality of the vow lies in the promise made to god. stillingfleet.
8. (scholastic. philos.) the manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities.
formality
n
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom [syn: formalities]

2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies [syn: formalness]
[ant: informality]

3. compliance with formal rules
similar words(2)

without formality
with formality

WORDNET 2.0
formality
Noun
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom
(synonym) formalities
(hypernym) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
(synonym) formalness
(antonym) informality
(hypernym) manner, personal manner
(hyponym) ceremoniousness
(attribute) formal
3. compliance with formal rules
(hypernym) conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
(hyponym) politeness, civility
(class) banausic

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Formality
A number of gram formula weight of solute dissolved per litre of the solution is called formality of solution. It is denoted by 'F'REDIRECT A formality is an established procedure or set of specific behaviors and utterances, conceptually similar to a ritual although typically secular and less involved. A formality may be as simple as a handshake upon making new acquaintances in Western culture to the carefully defined procedure of bows, handshakes, formal greetings, and business card exchanges that may mark two businessmen being introduced in Japan. In legal and diplomatic circles, formalities include such matters as greeting an arriving head of state with the appropriate national anthem.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

formality

Noun

∙ The state of being formal. uncountable
∙ Something said or done as a matter of form.
∙ A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
∙ A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc. countable

BABYLON ENGLISH
formality n.
ceremony; procedure; accepted custom; stiffness; conventionality; strictness

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
formality
formality
\for*mal"i*ty\ (?), n.; pl. formalities (#). [cf. f. formalité.]
1. the condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.
2. form without substance. such [books] as are mere pieces of formality, so that if you look on them, you look though them.
3. compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience.
4. an established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. he was installed with all the usual formalities. middleton.
5. pl. the dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [obs.] the doctors attending her in their formalities as far as shotover.
6. that which is formal; the formal part. it unties the inward knot of marriage, while it aims to keep fast the outward formality.
7. the quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. the material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves. taylor. the formality of the vow lies in the promise made to god. stillingfleet.
8. (scholastic. philos.) the manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities.
formality
n
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom [syn: formalities]

2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies [syn: formalness]
[ant: informality]

3. compliance with formal rules
similar words(2)

without formality
with formality

WORDNET 2.0
formality
Noun
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom
(synonym) formalities
(hypernym) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
(synonym) formalness
(antonym) informality
(hypernym) manner, personal manner
(hyponym) ceremoniousness
(attribute) formal
3. compliance with formal rules
(hypernym) conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
(hyponym) politeness, civility
(class) banausic

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Formality
A number of gram formula weight of solute dissolved per litre of the solution is called formality of solution. It is denoted by 'F'REDIRECT A formality is an established procedure or set of specific behaviors and utterances, conceptually similar to a ritual although typically secular and less involved. A formality may be as simple as a handshake upon making new acquaintances in Western culture to the carefully defined procedure of bows, handshakes, formal greetings, and business card exchanges that may mark two businessmen being introduced in Japan. In legal and diplomatic circles, formalities include such matters as greeting an arriving head of state with the appropriate national anthem.
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