Complete Definition of "conformity"

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Pronunciation
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Noun
conformity

  1. State of things being similar, or identical.
  2. 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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