conformity
conformity Lexical Profile
conformity Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions, standards, or rules.
"The strict culture of the boarding school demanded total conformity from its students."
Similarity or correspondence in form, type, or character; agreement.
"The auditors verified the conformity of the financial statements with international accounting standards."
A relationship between rock strata in which the beds are parallel and show unbroken deposition with no intervals of erosion.
"Geologists examined the cliff face and noted the clear conformity between the limestone and shale layers."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'conformité', which derived from Late Latin 'conformitas' (meaning likeness or similarity), from 'conformare' (to fashion, form, or shape accordingly).