formality

for·mal·i·ty  (fôr-ml-t)

n. pl. for·mal·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being formal.

2. Rigorous or ceremonious adherence to established forms, rules, or customs.

3. An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum.

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formality [fɔːˈmælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a requirement of rule, custom, etiquette, etc.

2. the condition or quality of being formal or conventional

3. strict or excessive observance of form, ceremony, etc.

4. an established, proper, or conventional method, act, or procedure

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Formality 

See Also: ORDER/DISORDER

1. Formal and self-conscious as a football in a photograph —George Garrett
2. Formal as a Japanese print —Ramon Delgado
3. Formal as an undertaker —William Mcllvanney
4. Informal as paper napkins —Dee Weber
5. Ordered … like a nun’s evening prayers —Charles Hanson Towne

   This simile is extracted from the first stanza of Towne’s poem, The Best Road of All in which he writes about the best road being that which leads to God. In full context it reads: “I like … a road that is an ordered road, like a nun’s evening prayers.”

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	formality - a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality" formalities ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
	2.	formality - a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" formalness personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving ceremoniousness - a ceremonial manner stateliness - an elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness" informality - a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
	3.	formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality" abidance, compliance, conformity, conformation - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" person of color, person of colour - (formal) any non-European non-white person herald, trumpeter - (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" slough of despond - (formal) extreme depression in that, in this, therein - (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read therein what our plans are" hereby, herewith - (formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and wife"

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formality

noun

1. correctness, seriousness, decorum, ceremoniousness, protocol, etiquette, politesse, p's and q's, punctilio Her formality and seriousness amused him.

2. convention, form, conventionality, matter of form, procedure, ceremony, custom, gesture, ritual, rite The will was read, but it was a formality.

Translations

formality [fɔːˈmælɪtɪ] N

1. [of occasion] → lo ceremonioso; [of person] (= stiffness) → formalidad f; (= correctness) → corrección f
with all due formality → en la debida forma

2. (= matter of form) it's a mere formality → no es más que una formalidad
let's dispense with the formalities → prescindamos de las formalidades

3. formalities (bureaucratic) → trámites mpl, gestiones fpl
first there are certain formalities → primero hay ciertos requisitos

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formality [fɔː^rˈmælɪti]

n

(unimportant) → formalité f
just a formality → une simple formalité

(= formal style) → formalité f formalities

npl (= procedures) → formalités fpl

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formality

n

no pl (of person, dress, greeting, language, ceremony etc) → Förmlichkeit f

(= matter of form) → Formalität f; it’s a mere formality → es ist (eine) reine Formsache or Formalität; let’s dispense with the formalities → lassen wir die Formalitäten beiseite

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formality [fɔːˈmælɪtɪ] n → formalità f inv
it's a mere formality → è una semplice formalità

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formality → شكل رسمي formalita formalitet Formalität τυπικότητα formalidad muodollisuus formalité formalnost formalità 儀礼的行為 격식 formaliteit formalitet formalność formalidade формальность formalitet ความเป็นทางการ formalite thủ tục 礼节