conventionality

English

Etymology

From 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:

     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:

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

Derived terms

• nonconventionality
• unconventionality

Translations

the state of being conventional

Finnish: tavanomaisuus (fi) Polish: konwencjonalność (pl) f

convention — see convention

See also

• overconventionality