"formality" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɔːrˈmælɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AGuy271-formality.wav Forms: formalities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: From Middle French formalité. equivalent to formal + -ity. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|formalité}} Middle French formalité, {{suffix|en|formal|ity}} formal + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} formality (countable and uncountable, plural formalities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being formal. Tags: uncountable Translations (The state of being formal): формализъм (formalizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), formalitat [feminine] (Catalan), formalisme [masculine] (Catalan), formálnost [feminine] (Czech), formalitet [common-gender] (Danish), højtidelighed [common-gender] (Danish), stivhed [common-gender] (Danish), formalité [feminine] (French), formalidade [feminine] (Galician), ფორმალურობა (pormaluroba) (Georgian), foirmiúlacht [feminine] (Irish), formalitet [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), formalitet [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), форма́льность (formálʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), formalidad [feminine] (Spanish), formalitet [common-gender] (Swedish), formalite (Turkish), ciddiyet (Turkish), resmiyet (Turkish), sizlibizlilik (Turkish), форма́льність (formálʹnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-formality-en-noun-M12oBe0B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 5 4 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 58 11 9 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 10 7 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 4 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 4 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 3 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 73 6 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 6 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 7 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 68 7 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 82 4 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 72 7 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 78 5 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 7 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 6 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 73 7 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 72 6 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 6 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 73 7 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 71 7 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 84 2 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 7 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 72 6 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 80 4 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 72 6 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 4 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 6 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 74 6 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 76 6 8 11 Disambiguation of 'The state of being formal': 94 1 1 4
  2. Something said or done as a matter of form. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Something said or done as a matter of form): formalaĵo (Esperanto), formalitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-formality-en-noun-8SnxYrvl Disambiguation of 'Something said or done as a matter of form': 2 93 4 1
  3. A customary ritual without substance, real consequence, or unique meaning. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning): شَكْلِيَّة (šakliyya) [feminine] (Arabic), formalita [feminine] (Czech), formálnost [feminine] (Czech), Formalität [feminine] (German), formalność [feminine] (Polish), formalitet [common-gender] (Swedish), форма́льність (formálʹnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-formality-en-noun-Q6gyaWU6 Disambiguation of 'A customary ritual without new or unique meaning': 3 3 92 2
  4. (countable) A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc. Tags: countable Translations (specific requirement): formalitat [feminine] (Catalan), formalita [feminine] (Czech), formálnost [feminine] (Czech), formalitet [common-gender] (Danish), muodollisuudet (Finnish), formaliteetit (Finnish), formalité [feminine] (French), formalidade [feminine] (Galician), ფორმალობა (pormaloba) (Georgian), formalitet [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), formalitet [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), formalność [feminine] (Polish), форма́льность (formálʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), formalidad [feminine] (Spanish), formalia [plural] (Swedish), форма́льність (formálʹnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-formality-en-noun-teLe8W2K Disambiguation of 'specific requirement': 13 4 4 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: semiformality

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[S]uch an one […] recalls as a vision of Paradise the land he has learnt to love; he exaggerates the insalubrity of a northern climate; he bewails the wretched formality of our civilised life, and so, back to the distant solitudes flies his recollection like a dove to the wilderness.",
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      "sense": "The state of being formal",
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      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "muodollisuudet"
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      "word": "formaliteetit"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
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      "word": "ფორმალობა"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "specific requirement",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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