Do you conform?

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4360466_f1024conformity

[kuh n-fawr-mi-tee]
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noun, plural 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 initial capital letter) compliance with theusages of an established church, especially theChurch of England.
5.

Geology. the relationship between adjacent conformable strata.

Compare unconformity (def 2a).
Origin of conformityExpand
late Middle English
Middle French
Late Latin
1375-1425

1375-1425; late Middle English conformite < MiddleFrench < Late Latin confōrmitās. See conform, -ity

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