Synonyms for conventionality
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Noun
1. Convention
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being conventional.
Forms
- Plural
- conventionalities → conventions, conventionalisms, formalities, forms…
Example sentences
- convention Progress in science was often barred by convention.
- formality You'll have to make a toast but it's just a formality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conventionality | steady | |
| convention | falling | |
| conventionalism | rising | |
| formality | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- form1
- 5 letters
- forme
- 6 letters
- custom2
- 9 letters
- etiquette3, formality4
- 10 letters
- convention3
- 12 letters
- orthodoxness
- 15 letters
- conventionalism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (custom2 = 2 syllables).