English Explanatory Dictionary

conformity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of things being similar or identical.
  2. A point of resemblance; a similarity.
  3. The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
  4. The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.

Pronunciation

/kənˈfɔɹmɪti/ /kənˈfɔːmɪti/ en-us-conformity.ogg

Word forms

conformity conformities

Etymology

From Middle English conformyte, from Middle French conformité. By surface analysis, conform + -ity.

Synonyms

abidance accordance acquiescence adherence complacence complaisance compliance compliancy conformance conformity keeping sufferance homogeneity uniformity homogeneousness regularity uniformness

Antonyms

nonconformity unconformity

Related words

conform conformance conformism

Derived words

anticonformity disconformity hyperconformity inconformity nonconformity osmoconformity oxyconformity paraconformity preconformity pseudoconformity semiconformity thermoconformity unconformity
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