conventionality

English

Etymology

conventional +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪti/
• Hyphenation: con‧ven‧tion‧al‧i‧ty
• Rhymes: -ælɪti

Noun

conventionality (countable and uncountable, plural conventionalities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being conventional
2. (countable) Something conventional; a convention
   • 1857, S. H. Hammond, Wild Northern Scenes‎^[1]:

     Whither shall we flee from civilization, to take off the harness and be free, for a season, from the restraints, the conventionalities of society, and rest from the hard struggles, the cares and toils, the strifes and competitions of life?

   • 1894, John Muir, The Mountains of California‎^[2]:

     The Sugar Pine is as free from conventionalities of form and motion as any oak.