Noun: conformity kun'for-mi-tee
- Acting according to certain accepted standards
"their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices";
- conformation, compliance, abidance
- Orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
"The pressure to maintain conformity in the workplace stifled creativity";
- conformism
- Correspondence in form or appearance
"The building's conformity to local architectural styles was praised by the community";
- conformance
- Concurrence of opinion
"we are in conformity with your proposal";
- accord, accordance
- Hardened conventionality
"His conformity to social norms surprised those who knew him as a rebel in his youth";
- ossification
Derived forms: conformities
Type of: agreement, convention, conventionalism, conventionality, cooperation, correspondence, orthodoxy
Antonym: nonconformism
Encyclopedia: Conformity