the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The character of being conventional as opposed to natural; artificiality; a conventional custom, form, term, principle, etc.
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n. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
n. unoriginality as a result of being too conventional
n. conformity with conventional thought and behavior
Word Usage
"Still the strictest conventionality is only the tithe of mint, anise, and cumin - there are many weightier matters of the law: but self-control, however shown, is advantageous to all - to women especially."