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conventionality
[ kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee ]
noun
plural conventionalities
- conventional quality or character.
- adherence to convention.
- a conventional practice, principle, form, etc.
- conventionalities, conventional rules of behavior.
conventionality
/ əˌɛʃəˈæɪɪ /
noun
- 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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Other Word Forms
- i·Dz·tDz·i·ٲ noun plural semiconventionalities
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conventionality1
First recorded in 1825–35; conventional + -ity
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The cast is strong enough to sell us on the movie’s idea of love, even when it bends conventionality into a balloon animal.
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Altemeyer has emphasized that the right-wing authoritarian harbors a peculiar mix of traits: aggression, submissiveness and conventionality.
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The last thing her fans might have expected from a Britney Spears musical is dutiful conventionality.
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Or maybe it has more to do with Lana’s use of convention to smash conventionality.
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Perhaps I had too rashly over-leaped conventionalities; and he, like St. John, saw impropriety in my inconsiderateness.
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