English
Pronunciation
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Noun
conformity
- State of things being similar, or identical.
- The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
#: How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. - q:Kenneth Tynan|Kenneth Tynan
Usage notes
Sometimes used interchangeably with conformation.
Antonyms
nonconformity
Related terms
conform
conformism
Translations
trans-top|state of things being similar, or identical
Finnish: yhdenmukaisuus
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Portuguese: conformidade f
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