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CONVENTIONALITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Synonyms:

convention; conventionalism; conventionality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("conventionality" is a kind of...):

orthodoxy (the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion))

Attribute:

conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)

unconventional (not conforming to accepted rules or standards)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conventionality"):

conformity; ossification (hardened conventionality)

Antonym:

unconventionality (unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional)

Derivation:

conventional (conforming with accepted standards)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unoriginality as a result of being too conventional

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("conventionality" is a kind of...):

unoriginality (uncreativeness due to a lack of originality)

Antonym:

unconventionality (originality by virtue of being unconventional)

Derivation:

conventional (unimaginative and conformist)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Conformity with conventional thought and behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("conventionality" is a kind of...):

conformism; conformity (orthodoxy in thoughts and belief)

Derivation:

conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)

conventional (in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past)

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