/keuhn fawr"mi tee/ , n. , pl. conformities .
1. action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
2. correspondence in form, nature, or character; agreement, congruity, or accordance.
3. compliance or acquiescence; obedience.
4. ( often cap. ) compliance with the usages of an established church, esp. the Church of England.
5. Geol. the relationship between adjacent conformable strata. Cf. unconformity (def. 2a).
[ 1375-1425; late ME conformite conformitas. See CONFORM, -ITY ]