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... conformity orthodoxy conventionalism traditionalism propriety formality

Opposites

unconventionalityoriginality nonconformity eccentricity

Word family

Related forms convention conventional conventionalism conventionalize

Etymology

From conventional (from Latin conventio 'an agreement', from convenire 'to come together') plus the suffix -ity.

conventio Latin convenire Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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