formality

n., pl., -ties.

1. The quality or condition of being formal.
2. Rigorous or ceremonious adherence to established forms, rules, or customs.
3. An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum.

noun

1. Strict observance of social conventions: ceremoniousness, ceremony, protocol, punctiliousness. See courtesy/discourtesy.
2. A conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose: ceremony, form, ritual. See ritual, usual/unusual.

n

Definition: convention, custom, etiquette, protocol
Antonyms: informality, possibility

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IN BRIEF: An established procedure that is required or usual.

It was just a formality to bow to the president when the motorcade passed by.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - formalitet

Nederlands (Dutch)
formaliteit, vormelijkheid, ceremonie

Français (French)
n. - formalité, solennité, caractère cérémonieux, caractère soutenu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Formalität, Förmlichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τυπικότητα, ψυχρότητα, τύπος, επισημότητα, (πληθ.) διατυπώσεις, τύποι

Italiano (Italian)
formalità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - formalidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
формальность, соблюдение формальности, педантизм

Español (Spanish)
n. - formalidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - formenlighet, konventionalism, formalitet, stelhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
礼节, 拘谨, 程序

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 禮節, 拘謹, 程式

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 형식에 얽매임, 정규절차, 정식, 관습

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 形式にこだわること, 堅苦しさ, 形式的な行為, 正式な手続き, 形だけのもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تصرف رسمي أو شكلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רשמיות, טקסיות, הליך, נוהל‬

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