formality

[fɔːrˈmæləti]

Definition:
1. A requirement of etiquette or custom.
2. A manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies.
3. Compliance with formal rules.

Use 'formality' in a sentence:

1. Sometimes, formality is necessary, and "thank you" is still the best choice in such situations.
2. I wish we could treat each other without formality.
3. Although organizations that produce mission-critical or life-critical software systems require a high degree of formality, in many organizations this is not a prerequisite for quality.
4. Like much foreign formality, it sounds odd in English.
5. We'll dispense with the formalities.
6. Formality has always characterized their relationship.
7. Black is associated with power, elegance, formality, death, evil, and mystery.
8. This flexibility in the formality of reviews is a good thing.
9. The time had come to cross the great divide between formality and truth.
10. He has the greatest disregard for all formality.
11. All these formalities are overelaborate.
12. Graduating the following spring was a formality.
13. An overseas Chinese who returns to China for permanent residence shall, when going through the formalities of residence registration, apply for a resident identity card.
14. These formalities are troublesome.
15. It's a formality which we have to go through.
16. In Japan, meetings are often mainly a formality, with a lot of preparatory work beforehand.
17. The degree of formality also influences sentence style.
18. The organization templates are presented in increasing order of formality.
19. Let's dispense with the usual formalities.
20. Sure, they may ask for a resume, but in many cases, it's little more than a formality.
21. Please show me your ID card. it's just a formality.
22. "Thanks" can be useful, as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of "thank you" and the downright relaxed "cheers".
23. Citizens who are enlisted in active service shall hand in their resident identity cards when going through the formalities to cancel their resident registration;
24. You can only be registered after going through all the formalities.
25. Yet the loss of formality has its downside.
26. They also use two levels of formality: basic and advanced.
27. Strike a good balance between formality and practicality.
28. A mere formality, of course.
29. Yet the loss of formality has its down side.
30. In case of special circumstances, to allow a note order, then it must immediately post-register a formality.
31. The pandemic may have ended formality forever.
32. They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
33. In the United States, however, bowing or any type of submissive body posture is particularly irritating, for it tends to connote undue formality, aristocracy, and a nonverbal denial of egalitarianism.
34. He pays great attention to rituals and formalities.
35. Let's skip the formalities and get down to business.
36. In the times of the emperors, the formality within the Forbidden City was rigid beyond belief.
37. The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations.
38. 'Register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
39. He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
40. Some contracts are a mere formality.
41. With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
42. You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality.
43. Could I begin with a few formalities?
44. In some ways, the official opening is a formality.
45. Signing the forms is little more than a formality.
46. Let's drop the formalities ─ please call me Mike.
47. Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
48. She greeted him with stiff formality.
49. He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.
50. As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.