conventionality
/kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˌven(t)-shə-ˈna-lə-tē How to pronounce conventionality (audio)/ (ame, mw)
conventionality — noun
- conventionalitysingular
- conventionalitiesplural
1. the habit or quality of staying within accepted social rules, styles, or methods
the habit or quality of staying within accepted social rules, styles, or methods instead of trying anything fresh or unusual
Critics said the museum's new show broke years of conventionality.
pattern: break with conventionality
Tara's conventionality made her choose the safest dress for the wedding.
conventionality makes someone choose the safe option
At the debate club, strict conventionality kept members from sharing unusual ideas.
Stiff bows and fixed smiles gave the opening dinner an air of conventionality.
Eitan laughed at the conventionality of writing thirty wedding thank-you cards by hand.
- conformity
stresses matching what other people do or expect
- traditionalism
puts more weight on preserving older customs and values
- orthodoxy
more formal and often tied to approved beliefs or rules
- respectability
focuses on seeming proper in other people's eyes
- originality
focuses on fresh and individual ideas or style
- unconventionality
the direct opposite, showing a break from accepted ways
- nonconformity
stresses refusal to follow group expectations
文法句型
the conventionality of + noun phrase
break with conventionality
challenge conventionality
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Often appears in the pattern the conventionality of + noun or after verbs like break with, challenge, and reject when people criticize behavior, taste, or style as too safe or predictable.