Conformity - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈfɔːrmətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word conformity
Brit.  |kənˈfɔːmɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word conformity

noun

- correspondence in form or appearance
- acting according to certain accepted standards (syn: abidance, compliance, conformation)
their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
- orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
- concurrence of opinion (syn: accord, accordance)
- hardened conventionality (syn: ossification)

Extra examples

The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.

...the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs...

During the short reign of Edward, conformity was not pressed.

I acted in conformity with my principles.

...one criterion for grading these essays will be their conformity to the rules of traditional grammar...

...a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly...

...one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city...

Conformity by force, if not by suasion.

We must act in conformity with local regulations.

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