FORMALITY


Meaning of FORMALITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fȯr-ˈma-lə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: 1597

1. : compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony

2. : the quality or state of being formal

3. : an established form or procedure that is required or conventional

the interview was just a formality

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.