Definition of formality

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Formality (n.) The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc..

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Inaugurate :: Inaugurate (v. t.) To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc..
Starched :: Starch (n.) Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality..
Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address..
Formality :: Formality (n.) Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality.
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
Red-tape :: Red-tape (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a..
Informality :: Informality (n.) An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule..
Sir :: Sir (n.) A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality..
Scholasticism :: Scholasticism (n.) The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy; scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.
Formality :: Formality (n.) The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal..
Formality :: Formality (n.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities..
Starcher :: Starchedness (n.) The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.
Formality :: Formality (n.) The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.
Forbidding :: Forbidding (a.) Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air..
Decency :: Decency (n.) The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty..
Formality :: Formality (n.) Form without substance.
Formalize :: Formalize (v. i.) To affect formality.
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Prigidity :: Prigidity (n.) Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc..
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