n. 25B6; noun
the formality of the occasion : CEREMONY, ceremoniousness, ritual, conventionality, red tape, protocol, decorum; stateliness, courtliness, solemnity.
his formality was off-putting : ALOOFNESS, reserve, remoteness, detachment, unapproachability; stiffness, primness, stuffiness, staidness, correctness, decorum, punctiliousness, inflexibility; informal stand-offishness.
we keep the formalities to a minimum : OFFICIAL PROCEDURE, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork.
the medical examination is just a formality : ROUTINE, routine practice, normal procedure.
promotion looks a formality : MATTER OF COURSE, foregone conclusion, inevitability, certainty; informal sure thing.
informality.