conformity

conformity
/keuhn fawr"mi tee/, n., pl. conformities.
1. action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
2. correspondence in form, nature, or character; agreement, congruity, or accordance.
3. compliance or acquiescence; obedience.
4. (often cap.) compliance with the usages of an established church, esp. the Church of England.
5. Geol. the relationship between adjacent conformable strata. Cf. unconformity (def. 2a).
[1375-1425; late ME conformite < MF < LL conformitas. See CONFORM, -ITY]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Conformity — assessment body (CAB) body that performs conformity assessment services and that can be the object of accreditation (p. 3.10 ISO/IEC 17011:2004, n. 2.5 ISO/IEC 17000:2004). Источник …   Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации

  • Conformity — Con*form i*ty, n.; pl. {Conformities}. [Cf. F. conformit[ e].] 1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; followed by to, with, or between. [1913 Webster] By our conformity to God. Tillotson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conformity — I (agreement) noun accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adjustment, affinity, agreement, alliance, assent, coincidence, collaboration, combined operation, compatibility, concert, concinnity, concord, concurrence, concurrent opinion,… …   Law dictionary

  • conformity — [n1] compliance acquiescence, allegiance, assent, consent, conventionality, docility, obedience, observance, orthodoxy, resignation, submission, willingness; concepts 13,689 Ant. difference, fight, noncomformity, refusal conformity [n2]… …   New thesaurus

  • conformity — early 15c., conformyte, from M.Fr. conformité (14c.), from L.L. conformitatem (nom. conformitas), from conformis similar in shape, from conformare (see CONFORM (Cf. conform)). Modern form is from 17c …   Etymology dictionary

  • conformity — ► NOUN 1) compliance with conventions, rules, or laws. 2) similarity in form or type …   English terms dictionary

  • conformity — [kən fôr′mə tē] n. pl. conformities [ME conformite < OFr < ML * conformitas < L conformare: see CONFORM] 1. the condition or fact of being in harmony or agreement; correspondence; congruity; similarity 2. action in accordance with… …   English World dictionary

  • Conformity — This article is about the psychological concept of conformity. For other uses, see Conformity (disambiguation). Psychology …   Wikipedia

  • conformity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete ▪ mindless, unthinking ▪ They act in unthinking conformity to customs. ▪ rigid, strict …   Collocations dictionary

  • Conformity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Conformity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{opp,83,} conformity conformance Sgm: N 1 observance observance Sgm: N 1 habituation habituation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 naturalization naturalization Sgm …   English dictionary for students

  • conformity — n. 1) strict conformity 2) conformity to 3) in conformity with * * * [kən fɔːmɪtɪ] in conformity with strict conformity conformity to …   Combinatory dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”