Definition of formality

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Formality (n.) The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.

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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..
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..
Solemnity :: Solemnity (n.) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
Starcher :: Starchedness (n.) The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.
Informality :: Informality (n.) The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings..
Formality :: Formality (n.) The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.
Scholasticism :: Scholasticism (n.) The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy; scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.
Formality :: Formality (n.) Form without substance.
Chilliness :: Chilliness (n.) Formality; lack of warmth.
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..
Formality :: Formality (n.) An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode.
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.) That which is formal; the formal part.
Starched :: Starch (n.) Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality..
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..
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..
Formalize :: Formalize (v. i.) To affect formality.
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Setness :: Setness (n.) The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
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