conformity (redirected from conformities)

con·form·i·ty  (kn-fôrm-t)

n. pl. con·form·i·ties

1. Similarity in form or character; agreement: I acted in conformity with my principles.

2. Action or behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws: conformity to university regulations.

3. Geology The relationship between adjacent layers of sedimentary rock.

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conformity

Noun

pl -ities

1. compliance in actions or behaviour with certain accepted rules, customs, or standards

2. likeness

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conformity - correspondence in form or appearance conformance agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" justness, nicety, rightness - conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" normality - conformity with the norm
	2.	conformity - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" abidance, compliance, conformation cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality" line - acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" honoring, observance - conformity with law or custom or practice etc. keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion" nonconformance, nonconformity - failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
	3.	conformity - orthodoxy in thoughts and belief conformism orthodoxy - a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards conventionality - conformity with conventional thought and behavior legalism - strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity - a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
	4.	conformity - concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" accordance, accord agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
	5.	conformity - hardened conventionality ossification conventionalism, conventionality, convention - orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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conformity

noun 1. compliance, agreement, accordance, observance, conformance, obedience

noun 2. conventionality, compliance, allegiance, orthodoxy, observance, traditionalism, Babbittry U.S.