"conventionality" meaning in English

See conventionality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪti/ Forms: conventionalities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English conventionality From conventional + -ity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|conventional|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English conventionality [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "conventionality", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="conventionality"> From conventional + -ity. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} conventionality (countable and uncountable, plural conventionalities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being conventional. Tags: uncountable Translations (the state of being conventional): tavanomaisuus (Finnish), konwencjonalność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-conventionality-en-noun-Pg4QG3FO Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'the state of being conventional': 97 3
  2. (countable) Something conventional; a convention. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-conventionality-en-noun-tHyJ2XVk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonconventionality, unconventionality Related terms: overconventionality

Inflected forms

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