conventionality n 1: conformity with conventional thought and behavior 2: unoriginality as a result of being too conventional [ant: {unconventionality}] 3: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: {conventionality}, {convention}, {conventionalism}] [ant: {unconventionality}]
Conventionality \Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Conventionalities}. 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. [1913 Webster]