unconformity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌʌnkənˈfɔrməti/ UK /ˌʌnkənˈfɔːmɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
lack of conformity; a surface of contact between rock strata of differing age

The cliff face exposed a clear geological unconformity.

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Synonyms

1 noun · lack of conformity; a... nonconformitydisconformitydisagreement incongruity disparity

Opposites

conformity agreement accordance

Word family

Related forms conform conformity nonconformity

Etymology

From un- ('not') + conformity, from Old French conformite, from Late Latin conformitas, from Latin conformare ('to fashion, shape alike'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape, form').

un- Old English conformare Latin forma Old English

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# unconformity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnkənˈfɔrməti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnkənˈfɔːmɪti/

## Meanings
1. lack of conformity; a surface of contact between rock strata of differing age

## Examples
- The cliff face exposed a clear geological unconformity.

## Synonyms
- nonconformity
- disconformity
- disagreement
- incongruity
- disparity

## Antonyms
- conformity
- agreement
- accordance

## Related Forms
- conform
- conformity
- nonconformity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: conformare
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + conformity, from Old French conformite, from Late Latin conformitas, from Latin conformare ('to fashion, shape alike'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape, form').

## AI Etymology
Unconformity comes from un- ('not') + conformity, from Old French conformite, from Late Latin conformitas, from Latin conformare ('to fashion, shape alike'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape, form'). The historical chain includes Old English un-, Latin conformare, and Latin forma. The quoted older senses, "not", "to fashion, shape alike", "together", "to form", and "shape, form", supply the semantic anchors for unconformity. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word unconformity carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "lack of conformity; a surface of contact between rock strata of differing age". Related English forms include conform, conformity, and nonconformity. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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