conventionality

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun conformity with conventional thought and behavior
  2. noun unoriginality as a result of being too conventional
  3. noun orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Etymology

From conventional + -ity.

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