conformity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   behaviour that follows the accepted rules or standards of a group or society

   There is enormous pressure on teenagers to behave in conformity with their friends.

2. 2
   noun

   the tendency to think and act the same way as everyone else

   He rejected the dull conformity of suburban life.

3. 3
   noun

   agreement between things in form or appearance

   The new building was designed in conformity with the older houses around it.

From Middle English conformyte, from Middle French conformité. By surface analysis, conform + -ity.

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