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   conformity

   /kənˈfɔːmɪti/

   noun

   • 1. compliance with standards, rules, or laws: "conformity to regulations" Similar compliance withadherence toaccordance withobservance ofobservation ofobedience toacquiescence inrespect foradaptation toadjustment toaccommodation toarchaic:abidance byOpposite flouting
   • ▪ behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions: "a word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards for conformity to social norms" Similar conventionalitytraditionalismorthodoxyfitting infollowing the crowdrunning with the packswimming with the streamconservatismformalismreactionOpposite eccentricityrebellion
   • ▪ compliance with the practices of the Church of England.
   • ▪ similarity in form or type; agreement in character: "these changes are intended to ensure conformity between all schemes" Similar similaritylikenessalikenessresemblancesimilitudecorrespondencecorrelationmatchingcongruitycongruenceconsonancecoincidencecompatibilityconcurrenceagreementharmonyaccordequivalencecomparabilitycomparablenesscomparisonparallelismmappingparityanalogyaffinityclosenessnearnesssamenessidentityidenticalnessuniformitysymmetryarchaic:semblanceOpposite dissimilarity

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French conformite or late Latin conformitas, from conformare ‘to form, fashion’ (see conform).

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