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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-mal-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti



Definition of formalities

Origin :
  • 1530s, "agreement as to form," from Middle French formalité (15c.) or directly from Latin formalis "formal" (see formal). Originally "literary form;" meaning "something done for the sake of form" is from 1590s. Related: Formalities.
  • noun convention, custom
  • noun etiquette, protocol
Example sentences :
  • One can never tell what delays or formalities there may be.'
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • I want to know if there are any formalities to be gone through.'
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • The Regent was the last man in the world to care for these formalities.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • "We might waive the formalities in the interests of justice," purred the Lieutenant.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • There were no formalities over measurements of blades or selection of ground.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Not inclined to bother herself with the formalities of marriage?
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • The formalities of the world are so much more to you than to me!
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • What but subtleties of the Scotists: quiddities, formalities, etc.!
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • Lieutenant Carstens said, after the formalities had been gone through with.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Philippines » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • The old lady may be dying, but she will not sacrifice the formalities.
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford

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