conformity
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conformity
- /kənˈfɔːmɪti/ UK
- /kənˈfoɹmɪti/ Canada, US
- [kənˈfoɹmɪɾi] Canada, US
- /kənˈfoɹməti/ Canada, US
- [kənˈfoɹməɾi] Canada, US
- /kənˈfoːmɪti/ Australia
- [kənˈfoːmɪɾi] Australia
- /kənˈfoːməti/ Australia
- [kənˈfoːməɾi] Australia
- /kənˈfoːməti/ New Zealand
- [kənˈfoːməɾi] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English conformyte, from Middle French conformité. By surface analysis, conform + -ity.
noun conformities
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The state of things being similar or identical.
Similar: homogeneity, uniformity, conformity, homogeneousness, regularity, uniformness
- A point of resemblance; a similarity.
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The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
Similar: compliance, conformance
- 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.
Similar: abidance, accordance, acquiescence, adherence, complacence, complaisance, compliance, compliancy, conformance, conformity, keeping, sufferance · Opposite: nonconformity, unconformity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: conformation, conformism, conformance, accordance, accord, compliance, abidance, ossification, pursuant, unanimous, concurrence, congruity, concordance, conform, according, congruence
noun
Similar: abidance, accordance, acquiescence, adherence, complacence, complaisance, compliance, compliancy, conformance, conformity, keeping, sufferance · Opposite: nonconformity, unconformity
Translations
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noun state of things being similar, or identical
| Español | conformidad |
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| 中文 | 相似性 xiāngsìxìng, 同一性 tóngyīxìng |
| Português | conformidade |
| Français | conformité |
| Deutsch | Konformität |
| Ελληνικά | συμμόρφωση symmórfosi, συμμορφία symmorfía, ευπείθεια efpeítheia |
| Română | conformitate |
| Русский | соотве́тствие sootvétstvije |
noun point of resemblance
| 中文 | 相似之處 /相似之处 xiāngsì zhī chù |
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noun state of complying with a set of rules
| 中文 | 遵守 zūnshǒu, 遵從 /遵从 zūncóng, 順從 /顺从 shùncóng, 合規性 /合规性, 符合性 fúhéxìng |
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noun ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity
| 中文 | 一致主義 /一致主义, 整齊劃一思想 /整齐划一思想 |
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title = {conformity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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