formality
US /fɔrˈmælɪti/
・UK /fɔ:'mælətɪ/
B1
n. (u.)Uncountable NounRules, behavior (often having little meaning)
It is important to observe the formality of the occasion
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Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking
- So if you remember the different strata, the different levels of, uh, um, formality, uh, let's say I wanted to say the word "country" in, like, Spanish, and I forget what it is.
So if you remember the different strata, the different levels of, uh, um, formality, uh, let's say I wanted to say the word "country" in, like, Spanish, and I forget what it is.
- the different levels of formality.
the different levels of formality.
Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking? | Otherwords
- Take the length and formality of conversational turns.
Take the length and formality of conversational turns.
BOX SET: English In A Minute 6 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!
- Inversion is something we do in English for emphasis, formality or style.
Inversion is something we do in English for emphasis, formality or style.
This Home Was Inspired by the Spirit of Camping in the Australian Landscape
- There's not a great amount of formality as you walk in and then you step into the main house.
There's not a great amount of formality as you walk in and then you step into the main house.
- There's not a great amount of formality as you walk in,
There's not a great amount of formality as you walk in,
Celebrations in Bangkok as Thai Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill | TaiwanPlus News
- The legislation will now be sent to the Cabinet for approval before it goes to the King for royal assent, something that's seen as a mere formality.
The legislation will now be sent to the Cabinet for approval before it goes to the King for royal assent, something that's seen as a mere formality.
- The legislation will now be sent to the Cabinet for approval before it goes to the King for royal assent, something that's seen as a mere formality.
The legislation will now be sent to the Cabinet for approval before it goes to the King for royal assent, something that's seen as a mere formality.
The benefits of exercise for longevity
- I think about 89 Her physical life had basically Demised so significantly in the past decade that her actual death was almost just a matter of Formality, but she had lost the ability to do the things that mattered to her most a decade earlier So she couldn't play golf anymore because of her shoulder She couldn't garden because of her knees and hips and back.
I think about 89 Her physical life had basically Demised so significantly in the past decade that her actual death was almost just a matter of Formality, but she had lost the ability to do the things that mattered to her most a decade earlier So she couldn't play golf anymore because of her shoulder She couldn't garden because of her knees and hips and back.
- But basically, at that funeral, I realized that while my friend's, uh, mom had died at a relatively old age, I think about 89, um, her physical life had basically demised so significantly in the past decade that her actual death was almost just a matter of, uh, formality.
But basically, at that funeral, I realized that while my friend's, uh, mom had died at a relatively old age, I think about 89, um, her physical life had basically demised so significantly in the past decade that her actual death was almost just a matter of, uh, formality.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- and I could imagine nothing in our intercourse that should justify formality of registration.
and I could imagine nothing in our intercourse that should justify formality of registration.
- and I could imagine nothing in our intercourse that should justify formality of registration.
and I could imagine nothing in our intercourse that should justify formality of registration.
Why are Some People Easy to Understand in English, but Others Difficult?
- the register, that is the kind of the level of formality. It's also going to be different.
the register, that is the kind of the level of formality. It's also going to be different.
- but also the register, that is, the kind of the level of formality, is also going to be different.
but also the register, that is, the kind of the level of formality, is also going to be different.
500 Most Common English Words| British Vocabulary and Pronunciation | Part 15
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Grilled grilled Formality, formality Elevator Elevator Bypass Bypass Breeding breeding Boxer boxer Binding binding Audio Audio Acre Acre Accidental Accidental Ulterior ulterior Tangle tangle Sort sort Softball softball Snack Snack Smallest Smallest Sling sling Rumor Rumor Remarried Remarried Reluctant reluctant Puddle Puddle Perceptive perceptive Oral oral Miraculous Miraculous Memorable Memorable Maternal Maternal Lookout lookout Longing longing Lockup lockup Lizard, lizard Librarian Librarian Junkie junkie junkyard junkyard Immoral immoral Hypothetically hypothetically Extortion extortion Essentially essentially Downright downright Digest Digest Cranberry cranberry Covert Covert Chorus Chorus Bygone bygone Buzz buzzy Weary weary Visa Visa Viewer Viewer Uptown Uptown Tucker Duck Transmitter.
- Formality.
Formality.
Why Can't We Build Homes Like We Used To?
- Privacy and formality were paramount, which is why these homes often featured multiple small rooms rather than large, open spaces.
Privacy and formality were paramount, which is why these homes often featured multiple small rooms rather than large, open spaces.
- Privacy and formality were paramount, which is why these homes often featured multiple small rooms rather than large, open spaces.
Privacy and formality were paramount, which is why these homes often featured multiple small rooms rather than large, open spaces.