Synonym: formalities, formalness. Similar words: normality, abnormality, normalize, normalise, formal, normal, formally, normally. Meaning: [fɔr'mælətɪ / fɔː'm-] n. 1. a requirement of etiquette or custom 2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies 3. compliance with formal rules.
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61. Tied around his neck was a solid black scarf that hinted at a beatnik spirit lurking beneath the formality.
62. She would not visit her own family, except as a formality, and then as briefly as decency permitted.
63. The following morning, Mr Harrison greeted her with careful formality.
64. As a mere formality, Minton, like others, was then reappointed on to the staff.
65. Barton had clinched the world title - his subsequent victory in the Billabong was almost a formality.
66. As Ibn Fayoud's guests took their seats for dinner, he introduced himself to Kelly with edgy formality.
67. It would be a formality for a representative of the Assembly to ask the Archon to propose the opening motion.
68. When your mother asks,(http://sentencedict.com) 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway. Erma Bombeck
69. As the formula clearly involved some reduction in wages, this was much more than a formality.
70. By the end of the day, her confirmation seemed merely a formality.
71. Take your cue from the tone set by the interviewer but err on the side of formality.
72. When I re-read my letter I saw that I had written it with a formality that I did not intend.
73. The statistics for this question are a mere formality and have therefore been omitted from the report.
74. The formality of staff-student relations was reflected in the conventionality of the teaching methods used.
75. These are expressed with differing degrees of formality in the form of statutory provisions, case law and conventions of the constitution.
76. Though I have tried to take his place, it is mere formality.
77. If the organisation is in a stable environment then such formality may be no bad thing.
78. Music groups and choirs are usually drawn to differing styles of music and varying degrees of formality.
79. The result is a very friendly room without the formality so often associated with many dining areas.
80. He is a stickler for formality.
81. It's a formality which we have to go through.
82. This should been done as a formality.
83. He has the greatest disregard for all formality.
84. It'should follow corresponding condition of substantiality and formality the manuscripts enter the fast passage.
85. The members of the opera company made her acquaintance without the formality of introduction.
86. Supporters of same-sex marriage praised the stark language of the opinion and said they regard the delay as a formality.
87. Everyone also occasionally inspects selfishness and promptly corrects areas in daily speech and comportment that may not be consistent with formality or in accord with Dharma.
88. There is an exact conceptional difference between judicial formality and judicial fairness, the former is the issue of norm, and the latter is that of value.
89. This lack of formality is a showstopper when the business system must quickly react to new or updated requirements.
90. Lexical density, processes distributing, average sentence length, formality, mood distribution and violation of Gricean Cooperative Principle are the parameters to be under statistics.
More similar words: normality, abnormality, normalize, normalise, formal, normal, formally, normally, abnormal, informal, abnormally, supernormal, paranormal, semiformal, formaldehyde, malformation, malleability, quality, reality, banality, venality, equality, finality, tonality, morality, fatality, vitality, totality, legality, geniality.