conformity
(noun)
noun
1. correspondence in form or appearance
Similar word(s): conformance
Definition categories: attribute, agreement, correspondence
2. acting according to certain accepted standards
- their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
Similar word(s): abidance, compliance, conformation
Definition categories: act, cooperation
3. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
Similar word(s): conformism
Definition categories: thought, orthodoxy
4. concurrence of opinion
Similar word(s): accord, accordance
Definition categories: communication, agreement
5. hardened conventionality
Similar word(s): ossification
Definition categories: attribute, convention, conventionalism, conventionality
Sentences with conformity as a noun:
- 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. - Kenneth Tynan