Conformity - Definition
conformity
n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity,
conformance]
2: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their
financial statements are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity,
conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant:
disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance,
nonconformity]
3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity,
conformism] [ant: nonconformance, nonconformism,
nonconformity]
4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
[syn: accord, conformity, accordance]
5: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity]