Attention
Attention noun - An act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners.
Usage example: she enjoyed her suitor's old-school attentions
Formality and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formality" instead a noun "Attention".
Nearby Words: attentive, attentively
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
Attention and formality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Formality".
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How words are described
| high | high attention | high formality |
| sufficient | sufficient attention | sufficient formality |
| legal | legal attention | legal formality |
| extreme | extreme attention | extreme formality |
| Other adjectives: great, excessive, incredible, less, unnecessary. | ||
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