Meanings
plural conventionalities
- uncountableThe state of being conventional.
- countableSomething conventional; a convention.
The Sugar Pine is as free from conventionalities of form and motion as any oak.
1894, John Muir, The Mountains of California1 more example
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?
1857, S. H. Hammond, Wild Northern Scenes
Synonyms & antonyms
noununoriginality as a result of being too conventional
nounorthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
- Proto-Italic*gʷəniō
- Proto-Italic*komgʷəniō
- Latinconveniō
- Latinconventiōnem
- Middle Frenchconvention
- Englishconvention
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishconventional
- Englishconventionality
From conventional + -ity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tavanomaisuus
- tavanomaisuusthe state of being conventional
Polish konwencjonalność
- konwencjonalnośćthe state of being conventional
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with conventionality
Cite this entry
conventionality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conventionality
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