conformity

pronunciation

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Noun:

correspondence in form or appearance
acting according to certain accepted standards
orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
concurrence of opinion
hardened conventionality

Word Origin

conformity (n.): early 15c., conformyte, from Middle French conformité (14c.), from Late Latin conformitatem (nominative conformitas), from conformis "similar in shape," from conformare (see conform). Modern form is from 17c.

Synonym

n.

yielding submission compliance acquiescence obediance observance assent

n.

appropriateness correspondence similarity suitability concordance consonance homogeneity concord unanimity coherence congruity similitude uniformity consistency likeness agreement compatibility resemblance accordance affinity harmony fitness accord

n.

acquiescence yielding congruity observance deference obedience accord abidance dutifulness submission compliance affinity respectfulness assent orthodoxy conventionality subjection

Antonym

n.

divergence inconformity

Example

1. Conformity of thought is common and new ideas are seemingly unwelcome .

2. When faced with an authority figure mere conformity can be transformed into obedience .

3. Whatever your goals are , remember that conformity affects everyone , whether we know it or not .

4. Cosseted laboratory bacteria also divide asymmetrically , again in conformity with the theory .

5. Conformity is not an abstract concept to these students .

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