formality+(noun)

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• formality — ► NOUN (pl. formalities) 1) the rigid observance of rules or convention. 2) a thing done simply to comply with convention or regulations. 3) (a formality) a thing done or occurring as a matter of course; an inevitability …   English terms dictionary

• formality — for‧mal‧i‧ty [fɔːˈmælti ǁ fɔːr ] noun formalities PLURALFORM [countable usually plural] LAW 1. something formal or official that you have to do so that a process can be completed properly: • immigration and customs formalities • Certain… …   Financial and business terms

• formality — noun 1 action that is necessary according to custom/law ADJECTIVE ▪ mere ▪ Your acceptance into the club will be a mere formality. ▪ customs, legal (both esp. BrE) VERB + FORMALITY ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• formality — formality, formalism The first is the ordinary noun corresponding to formal: formality is primarily the observance of rules and conventions, a formality is something that has to be done by convention (often with implications of superfluousness:… …   Modern English usage

• formality — noun 1 (countable usually plural) something that you must do as a formal or official part of an activity or process: There are a few formalities to settle before you become legal owner of the car. 2 be a formality to be something that you must do …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• formality — noun 1) the formality of the occasion Syn: ceremony, ceremoniousness, ritual, conventionality, red tape, protocol, decorum; stateliness, courtliness, solemnity Ant: informality 2) his formality was off putting …   Thesaurus of popular words

• formality — noun 1) the formality of the occasion Syn: ceremony, ritual, protocol, decorum, solemnity 2) his formality was off putting Syn: aloofness, reserve, remoteness, detachment, unapproachability …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• formality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1597 1. compliance with formal or conventional rules ; ceremony 2. the quality or state of being formal 3. an established form or procedure that is required or conventional < the interview was just a formality > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• formality — I noun ceremonial rite, ceremoniousness, ceremony, convention, conventionality, correctness, custom, decorum, established mode, etiquette, formalness, observance of form, outward form, prescribed form, propriety, punctilio, rigidity, rigidness,… …   Law dictionary

• formality — noun (plural formalities) the rigid observance of rules or convention. ↘a thing that is done simply to comply with convention, regulations, or custom. ↘something done or happening as a matter of course: promotion looks a formality …   English new terms dictionary

• formality — noun a) The state of being formal. b) Something said or done as a matter of form …   Wiktionary