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English
Etymology
From conventional + -ity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪti/
- Hyphenation: con‧ven‧tion‧al‧i‧ty
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
conventionality (countable and uncountable, plural conventionalities)
- (uncountable) The state of being conventional.
- (countable) Something conventional; a convention.
1857, S. H. Hammond, Wild Northern Scenes: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?
1894, John Muir, The Mountains of California:The Sugar Pine is as free from conventionalities of form and motion as any oak.
Derived terms
Translations
the state of being conventional
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