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conventionality

/kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee/US // kənˌvɛn ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti //UK // (kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪtɪ) //

惯例,传统,习俗,习惯性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural con·ven·tion·al·i·ties for 3, 4.

    • : conventional quality or character.
    • : adherence to convention.
    • : a conventional practice, principle, form, etc.
    • : conventionalities, conventional rules of behavior.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inrightfulness
as inproperness
as inrightness
as inseemliness

Examples

  • This divergence from male conventionality stretches even further, judging from the names on the Elite list.

  • His whole life had been a protest against conventionality, and this impassioned denunciation came from a new world.

  • Besides, the gifted Miss Hamilton is an artist, and that covers a multitude of sins against conventionality.

  • "Pouring-out" was one of the great events of Mrs. Dacres' at-homes: it was a sort of sacrifice at the altar of conventionality.

  • "I—I must wish you joy," said Neeld, taking refuge in conventionality.

  • Her unsophisticated open-air existence required no varnish of conventionality to make it palatable to him.