Definition of conformity
conformities
1 : correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement behaved in conformity with her beliefs
2 : an act or instance of conforming her conformity with the latest fashions
3 : action in accordance with some specified standard or authority conformity to social custom conformity with the federal law and state insurance codes
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Examples of conformity in a Sentence
The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.
the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs
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Our churches too often suggest — especially to those who are LGBT — that God offers conditional love in exchange for moral behavior or cultural conformity.
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Our contexts are not the same, our struggles are not the same, and so our rebellions and complacencies and conformities and compromises cannot be compared.
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Is Susan’s erratic behavior a reasonable response to the careerism and conformity of the world around her?
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More broadly, the centralization of power, incessant inspections and demands for conformity have sapped the morale of government officials, experts and investors said.
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As Kris Nordgren (ARGNet) described it: Socks Inc. allows players to experience real-world play without the fear of embarrassment or the limits of social conformity.
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Most baseball teams are characterized by a distressing conformity and by an alarmingly prideful anti-intellectualism.
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Over the course of the past two hundred years Americans have vacillated between two great fears—fear of chaos and fear of conformity.
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First Known Use of conformity
15th century
CONFORMITY Defined for English Language Learners
conformity
playDefinition of conformity for English Language Learners
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: behavior that is the same as the behavior of most other people in a society, group, etc.
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: the fact or state of agreeing with or obeying something
CONFORMITY Defined for Kids
conformity
playDefinition of conformity for Students
conformities
1 : agreement in form, manner, or character The uniforms ensure conformity in dress.
2 : action in accordance with some standard or authority conformity to rules of etiquette
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