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conformism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A willingness to conform; conformity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conformity

Antonyms: nonconformism

Broader terms: orthodoxy

Narrower terms: conventionality, legalism

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: konformizëm — willingness to conform
  • Bulgarian: конформизъм (konformizǎm) — willingness to conform
  • Catalan: conformisme — willingness to conform
  • Czech: konformismus — willingness to conform
  • Finnish: konformismi — willingness to conform
  • Finnish: yhdenmukaisuuspyrkimys — willingness to conform
  • French: conformisme — willingness to conform
  • Galician: conformismo — willingness to conform
  • German: Konformismus — willingness to conform
  • Hungarian: konformizmus — willingness to conform
  • Hungarian: alkalmazkodás — willingness to conform
  • Hungarian: igazodás — willingness to conform
  • Hungarian: beilleszkedés — willingness to conform
  • Hungarian: behódolás — willingness to conform
  • Hungarian: idomulás — willingness to conform
  • Italian: conformismo — willingness to conform
  • Polish: konformizm — willingness to conform
  • Portuguese: conformismo — willingness to conform
  • Romanian: conformism — willingness to conform
  • Serbo-Croatian: konformizam — willingness to conform
  • Spanish: conformismo — willingness to conform
  • Swedish: konformism — willingness to conform
  • Turkish: uymacılık — willingness to conform
  • Ukrainian: конформізм (konformizm) — willingness to conform