conformity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [kənˈfoɹməɾi] (Canada, General-American)
- /kənˈfoːməti/ (Australia)
- /kənˈfɔːmɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [kənˈfoːməɾi] (Australia)
- [kənˈfoːməɾi] (New-Zealand)
- /kənˈfoɹmɪti/ (Canada, General-American)
- (California, Southern) audio
- [kənˈfoːmɪɾi] (Australia)
- /kənˈfoːməti/ (New-Zealand)
- /kənˈfoɹməti/ (Canada, General-American)
- /kənˈfoːmɪti/ (Australia)
- [kənˈfoɹmɪɾi] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English conformyte, from Middle French conformité. By surface analysis, conform + -ity.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The state of things being similar or identical.
- (countable, uncountable) A point of resemblance; a similarity.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
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(countable, uncountable) The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself.
1967, Tynan, Kenneth, Tynan Right and Left:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conformities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
semiconformity · hyperconformity · anticonformity · disconformity · preconformity · unconformity · pseudoconformity · oxyconformity · proconformity · paraconformity · inconformity · nonconformity · thermoconformity · osmoconformity
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
undercompliance · hypercompliance · orthodoxy · overcompliance · docility · obedience · obsequiousness
Relateds
conformance · conform · conformism
Synonyms
uniformity · uniformity · sufferance · complaisance · homogeneousness · conformance · conformity · accordance · abidance · acquiescence · conformance · regularity · homogeneity · keeping · homogeneity · uniformness · adherence · compliance · complacence · compliance · compliancy · conformity
Translations (56)
is fylgispekt (state of complying with a set of rules) · hu igazodás (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · cmn 符合性 (state of complying with a set of rules) · cmn 整齊劃一思想 /整齐划一思想 (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · nl conformiteit (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu hasonlóság (state of things being similar, or identical) · el συμμορφία (state of things being similar, or identical) · ota طباق (state of complying with a set of rules) · nb ensartethet (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu alkalmazkodás (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · hu konformitás (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · fi yhdenmukaisuus (state of things being similar, or identical) · fi säännönmukaisuus (state of complying with a set of rules) · hu beilleszkedés (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · es conformidad (state of things being similar, or identical) · fi yhdenmukaisuuspyrkimys (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · gl conformidade (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu megfelelőség (state of complying with a set of rules) · cmn 同一性 (state of things being similar, or identical) · de Konformität (state of things being similar, or identical) · ca conformitat (state of things being similar, or identical) · no konformitet (state of things being similar, or identical) · tl pakikibagay (state of things being similar, or identical) · cmn 相似之處 /相似之处 (point of resemblance) · el ευπείθεια (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu egyezés (state of things being similar, or identical) · ru соотве́тствие (state of things being similar, or identical) · no overenstemmelse (state of things being similar, or identical) · bg схо́дство (point of resemblance) · fi konformismi (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · grc ἀκολουθία (state of complying with a set of rules) · nb likhet (state of things being similar, or identical) · bg конформизъм (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · hu konformizmus (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · hu idomulás (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · cmn 一致主義 /一致主义 (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · bg съответствие (state of things being similar, or identical) · cmn 遵守 (state of complying with a set of rules) · bg подчинение (state of complying with a set of rules) · cmn 順從 /顺从 (state of complying with a set of rules) · hu illeszkedés (state of things being similar, or identical) · el συμμόρφωση (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu összhang (state of complying with a set of rules) · ga admháil (state of things being similar, or identical) · cmn 合規性 /合规性 (state of complying with a set of rules) · fi samankaltaisuus (point of resemblance) · fr conformité (state of things being similar, or identical) · sq njësoj (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu összhang (state of things being similar, or identical) · da konformitet (state of things being similar, or identical) · kk сәйкестік (state of things being similar, or identical) · hu behódolás (ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity) · cmn 相似性 (state of things being similar, or identical) · ro conformitate (state of things being similar, or identical) · cmn 遵從 /遵从 (state of complying with a set of rules) · pt conformidade (state of things being similar, or identical)