Formality

What do we mean by formality?

The quality or condition of being formal. noun

Rigorous or ceremonious adherence to established forms, rules, or customs. noun

An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum. noun

The condition or quality of being formal; specifically, rigid or undue observance of forms or established rules, as in style, conduct, or procedure; especially, the sacrifice of substance or spirit to form; conventionality. noun

The result of exclusive attention to the rules of art, without life or spontaneity. noun

An established order; a rule of proceeding; a formal mode or method: as, the formalities of judicial process; formalities of law. noun

Validity; binding force. noun

Customary behavior or dress, or customary ceremony; ceremonial. noun

In philosophy, external appearance; formal part. noun

In the philosophy of Duns Scotus, a formal element of being; a quidditative ens, or anything belonging thereto except an intrinsic mode. noun

The character of the formal in the Kantian sense: universality and necessity. noun

The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc. noun

Form without substance. noun

Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. noun

An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. noun

The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. noun

That which is formal; the formal part. noun

The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. noun

The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act. noun

The state of being formal. noun

The state of being formal.

Something said or done as a matter of form.

A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.

(countable) A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.

A formal event where you dress up formaly. usually one has a date and asks in a special way. Urban Dictionary

An occasion where highschool students.. usually of their last years.. gather along with teachers to socialise, dance, eat, and maybe tell speeches. Pretty much a celebration of graduating, how ever some schools have year 11 formals.. and even year 10 formals! Dress code is formal (opposite to casual) hence the name. Some countries call it the Prom, but in Australia its called the Formal. Girls dress up in nice dresses and take a partner who wears a tie that matches the girls dress and sometimes brings along a corsage for the girl to wear.. most girls find it super sweet and exciting. Urban Dictionary

U.K. A formal dinner at a university, usually where formal dress is worn and much alcohol is drunken. Urban Dictionary

A byproduct of customs and morals, derived where formality is already "dead" or out-dated and, popularly, seens to prevent progress or simply kills usable time with something unimportant. Urban Dictionary

A dance in which the girls ask the boys. Girls are supposed to ask them in some creative fashion. Happens typically in high schools where kids go to the dance in groups of friends, dance, have fun, and eat alot. Urban Dictionary

The formal (also called a Prom in america) is an event generally held in yr 10 and yr 12. The girls spend many months trying to find the perfect outfit, and once they have, make sure the guy shave the perfect outfit to match. The boys usually get corsages for the girl either to wear on her wrist or on her dress.There is a stereotype in public schools that a lot of people have sex at the formal, but this isnt true in private schools. There are pre's and an afterparty, and there is a lot of variety with who is hosting it and what will be happening. Urban Dictionary

Pretending to be interested in a girl when truthfully you just want sex. Urban Dictionary

Formal is the adjective that can be used to describe a form, a really hot chick. Urban Dictionary

1. A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach 2. The composition and structure of a compound. 3. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe. 4. A mathematical statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation. Urban Dictionary

A young adult, specifically a college student in a Greek organization, who attempts to get invited to as many fraternity or sorority formals (prom-like social gatherings - usually hosted at a third party venue where the organization gets really dressed up and then shitfaced with their dates) as possible. The motive for such behavior usually is due to the desire for hot facebook pictures, free alcohol, a chance to get dressed up in overpriced formal attire, a shot at getting ass, to impressive one's friends, to rebound off an x, or any other insecurity one can think of. (Not to be confused with prom whore - one who goes to way too many proms) Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to formality:
formality, normality, morality, mortality, formally, formalize, formalism, formalin, formalist, informality, orality, formalise, formability, foralite, formalists, femality, formaliter.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word formality:
politeness, salutation, kimono, sooner, seriousness, genesis, discretion, assent, informal, casual, plural, dress, formal, cooperation, relaxed, nouns, symmetry, unnecessary, facto, singular, suits, ritual, dissolved, yang, fabric, worn, unless, advice, copyright, occasion, requirement, reflected, requirements, distinction, procedure, depends, wear, garden, sultan, speaker, respect, sentence, citizenship, legislative, situation, require, permitted, speech, ordinary, suit, circumstances, practical, address, wedding.

Words that rhyme with formality:
personality, modality, hospitality, vitality, morality, mortality, plurality, bestiality, functionality, confidentiality, mentality, nationality, locality, municipality, speciality, commonality, extraterritoriality, duality, sexuality, collegiality, banality, practicality, spirituality, criticality, immorality, fatality, frugality, abnormality, punctuality, individuality, venality, eventuality, impartiality, immortality, materiality, geniality, partiality, rationality, totality, principality, finality, originality, congeniality, legality, technicality, brutality, neutrality, tonality, liberality, normality, instrumentality, centrality, generality, sentimentality, universality, virtual reality, sexual immorality, proportionality, criminality, constitutionality, impersonality, triviality, lethality, conditionality, informality, dimensionality, seasonality, heterosexuality, irrationality, olfactory modality, bisexuality, unreality, in reality, cult of personality, illegality, infant mortality, musicality, theatricality, split personality, multiple personality, sexual morality, anal personality, psychopathic personality, cyclicality, visual modality, auditory modality, sense modality, oral personality, genital personality, touch modality, congenital abnormality, genetic abnormality, ballot he, palette he, pallet he.

Adjectives that are often used to describe formality:
mere, much, great, legal, more, less, little, certain, stiff, cold, empty, due, greater, pure, rigid, further, necessary, usual, strict, extreme, simple, excessive, polite, unnecessary, solemn, mock, equal, elaborate, dead, official, meaningless, proper, relative, useless, procedural, grave, customary, utmost, exaggerated, merest, cool, dull, lifeless, tedious, dignified, icy, technical, stately, hollow, slight, outward, ceremonial, bureaucratic, stilted, idle, least, frigid, undue, routine, vain, courteous, ceremonious, dry, sheer, diplomatic, classical, unusual, fashioned, studied, troublesome, conventional, elegant, precise, artificial, administrative, odd, respectful.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective formality:
informality, markers, section, condition.

Words that sound like formality:
formality, formalities, normality, finality, form letter, formally, formalin, formalist, carnality, format, fertility, formulate, formless, frugality, formerly, formats, formalize, normalities, formalized, formate, formulates, formalise, formato, foremast, formulator, formicate, formalised, finalities, as a formality, four minutes, with formality.