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Word | Formality |
a requirement of etiquette or custom / compliance with formal rules / The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc. / ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake / the rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette. / a formal quality / something that is required or usual but that has little true meaning or importance / a formal part, activity, etc., | |
Usage | ⇒ There are no formalities between my friend and me ⇒ Signing this petition is a mere formality; it does not obligate you in any way. ⇒ Her use of old-fashioned language lends an air of formality to her writing. ⇒ he retained the formality of his social background ⇒ The formalities of a wedding |
Synonyms | ceremony, ritual, etiquette, form, rite, convention, custom, decorum, protocol, observance, correctness, propriety, service, formalities, solemnity, ceremonial, conventionality, practice, procedure, punctilio, |
Antonyms | informality, ease, familiarity, casualness, impropriety, acquaintance, acquaintanceship, affair, closeness, comedy, comfort, comicalness, conceit, conversance, conviviality, creativity, crush, deform, disreputability, disreputableness, |
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