Definition of formality

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Formality (n.) The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.

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Forbidding :: Forbidding (a.) Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air..
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Formalize :: Formalize (v. i.) To affect formality.
Formality :: Formality (n.) The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.
Formality :: Formality (n.) An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode.
Red-tape :: Red-tape (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a..
Dowagerism :: Dowagerism (n.) The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
Formality :: Formality (n.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities..
Formality :: Formality (n.) Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality.
Solemnity :: Solemnity (n.) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address..
Form :: Form (n.) Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form..
Formality :: Formality (n.) That which is formal; the formal part.
Formality :: Formality (n.) Form without substance.
Scholasticism :: Scholasticism (n.) The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy; scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.
Starcher :: Starchedness (n.) The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.
Chilliness :: Chilliness (n.) Formality; lack of warmth.
Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
Setness :: Setness (n.) The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
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