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conventionality
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee]
noun
plural
conventionalitiesconventional quality or character.
adherence to convention.
a conventional practice, principle, form, etc.
conventionalities, conventional rules of behavior.
conventionality
/ °ģɲŌĖ±¹É²ŌŹÉĖ²ŌƦ±ōÉŖ³ŁÉŖ /
noun
the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
(often plural) something conventional, esp a normal or accepted rule of behaviour; propriety
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- semiconventionality noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of conventionality1
Example Sentences
Jonathan Richmanās band displays a āwillful lackā of commercial instinct, the Heads assert a āwillful conventionalityā to their stage appearance, Johnny Ramone is a āwillfully obnoxiousā guitarist and so on.
The cast is strong enough to sell us on the movieās idea of love, even when it bends conventionality into a balloon animal.
Altemeyer has emphasized that the right-wing authoritarian harbors a peculiar mix of traits: aggression, submissiveness and conventionality.
The last thing her fans might have expected from a Britney Spears musical is dutiful conventionality.
Or maybe it has more to do with Lanaās use of convention to smash conventionality.
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