Addresses
Formality
Formality noun - An act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners.
Usage example: bowing to your guest is a formality you don't need to perform for me
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Synonyms for Formality
Addresses and formality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Addresses" instead a noun "Formality".
Both words in one sentence
- Barkin addresses students by their last names; it seems to be a mix of formality and gruffness.
- Deliberately averted when she meets Cadence, and addresses her by her full title out of respect, even though Cadence is flustered by the formality.
Source: Fan Fic / The Twilight Child - When Fai addresses him simply as "Kurogane" after the Tokyo arc, it is a bad sign, indicating Fai's withdrawal into stiff formality.
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