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NOUN (5)

1. correspondence in form or appearance;
[syn: conformity, conformance]

2. acting according to certain accepted standards;
- Example: "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
[syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance]

3. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief;
[syn: conformity, conformism]

4. concurrence of opinion;
- Example: "we are in accord with your proposal"
[syn: accord, conformity, accordance]

5. hardened conventionality;
[syn: ossification, conformity]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conformity \Con*form"i*ty\, n.; pl. Conformities. [Cf. F. conformit['e].] 1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between. [1913 Webster] By our conformity to God. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] The end of all religion is but to draw us to a conformity with God. --Dr. H.More. [1913 Webster] A conformity between the mental taste and the sensitive taste. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church. [1913 Webster] The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conformity n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity, conformance] 2: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant: disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity] 3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity, conformism] [ant: nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity] 4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: accord, conformity, accordance] 5: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity]