conventionality (kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪtɪ
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Definitions
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
Usage examples
Those coddled straight-jackets, walled in by their own conventionality ?
, BEHINDLINGS (2002)But the voters interpreted his conventionality as a sign of honesty and confidence in suburban values.
The Australian (2004)But there is a conventionality about Seaman, a rigidity that has always left him vulnerable to the unexpected.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)This is Heck Basin, the home of the South Yorkshire Boat Club, an unexpected outburst of canal conventionality.
, Exploring Britain's Canals (1994)