conventionality C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnæləti/ UK /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnæləti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun conformity to accepted standards or customs Beneath her prim conventionality lay a streak of pure mischief. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · conformity to accepted... conformityorthodoxyconventionalismtraditionalismproprietyformality ↔ Opposites unconventionalityoriginalitynonconformityeccentricity Word family Related forms conventionconventionalconventionalismconventionalize Etymology AI details From conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ity. conventio Latin convenire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # conventionality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnæləti/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnæləti/ ## Meanings 1. conformity to accepted standards or customs ## Examples - Beneath her prim conventionality lay a streak of pure mischief. ## Synonyms - conformity - orthodoxy - conventionalism - traditionalism - propriety - formality ## Antonyms - unconventionality - originality - nonconformity - eccentricity ## Related Forms - convention - conventional - conventionalism - conventionalize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: conventio - Root: convenire ## Etymology From conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ity. ## AI Etymology Conventionality is from conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ity. The ancestry passes through Latin conventio and Latin convenire. The suffix -ity marks an abstract noun of quality or condition, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "conformity to accepted standards or customs", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include convention, conventional, conventionalism, and conventionalize. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown