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conformity vs conventionality

conventionality vs conformity

conformity and conventionality both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conformity Yes No No No
conventionality Yes No No No
As nouns, conventionality is a hypernym of conformity; that is, conventionality is a word with a broader meaning than conformity:
  • conformity: hardened conventionality
  • conventionality: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Other hypernyms of conformity include convention, conventionalism.
As nouns, conventionality is a hyponym of conformity; that is, conventionality is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conformity:
  • conformity: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
  • conventionality: conformity with conventional thought and behavior
Other hyponyms of conformity include legalism.
conformity (noun) conventionality (noun)
acting according to certain accepted standards orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
hardened conventionality unoriginality as a result of being too conventional
correspondence in form or appearance conformity with conventional thought and behavior
orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
concurrence of opinion
Difference between conformity and conventionality

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