noun
Meaning 1
The state of being conventional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
conventionality
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/kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪti/
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rhymes with -ælɪti
noun
Meaning 2
Something conventional; a convention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convention, conventionalism
Antonyms: unconventionality
Broader terms: orthodoxy
Narrower terms: ossification, conformity
noun
Meaning 4
unoriginality as a result of being too conventional
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unconventionality
Broader terms: unoriginality
noun
Meaning 5
conformity with conventional thought and behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conformity, conformism
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English conventionality From conventional + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: tavanomaisuus — the state of being conventional
- Polish: konwencjonalność — the state of being conventional