Formality and Form

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

Form is a synonym for formality in convention topic. In some cases you can use "Form" instead a noun "Formality", when it comes to topics like ritual, event, bureaucracy.

Form

Form noun - An oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules.
Usage example: we'll use the second form in our church missals for today's Lenten service

Formality is a synonym for form in event topic. You can use "Formality" instead a noun "Form", if it concerns topics such as ceremony, ritual, convention, procedure.

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pure pure formality pure form
proper proper formality proper form
extreme extreme formality extreme form
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