Main Entry: for·mal·i·ty

Pronunciation: \fȯr-ˈma-lə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural for·mal·i·ties

Date: 1597

1 : compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
2 : the quality or state of being formal
3 : an established form or procedure that is required or conventional <the interview was just a formality>