Definition of formality

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Formality (n.) The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal..

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Dowagerism :: Dowagerism (n.) The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively..
Solemnity :: Solemnity (n.) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
Formality :: Formality (n.) Form without substance.
Formalize :: Formalize (v. i.) To affect formality.
Formality :: Formality (n.) The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal..
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..
Setness :: Setness (n.) The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
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..
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..
Formality :: Formality (n.) The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc..
Formality :: Formality (n.) Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality.
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..
Red-tape :: Red-tape (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
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..
Form :: Form (n.) Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form..
Formality :: Formality (n.) That which is formal; the formal part.
Chilliness :: Chilliness (n.) Formality; lack of warmth.
Starched :: Starch (n.) Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality..
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