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formality
noun
compliance with formal rules
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ORMALIT
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
compliance with formal rules
“courtroom formality”
noun
a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
“the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention”
noun
a requirement of etiquette or custom
“a mere formality”
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Example Sentences
courtroom formality
the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention
a mere formality
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