{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"From \"Witch\" to \"Ghoul,\" Here's How These Spooky Figures Got Their Names","content":{"topicLabel":"Holidays 🧛👻"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names-20251027.png","description":"Find out how \"ghost\" is related to \"poltergeist,\" why monsters were once seen as bad omens, and which graveyard dweller's name took a strange journey from Arabic to English. You'll be haunted by these realizations!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/science-fiction-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"science-fiction-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/ampersand/","text":"What Are Ampersands and How Do You Use Them?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/s/dog-words/","text":"14 Paw-some Words About Dogs That Will Have You Rolling Over"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gen-z-stare/","text":"What Is the Gen Z Stare?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/football-terms/","text":"28 Football Terms to Make You Sound Like a Pro"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/strange-animal-groups-listicle/","text":"A Smack of Jellyfish and Other Unique Animal Group Names"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-25-october-31-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 25–October 31, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/whomever-vs-whoever/","text":"\"Whomever\" vs. \"Whoever\": What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Grammar"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-scorpios/","text":"These Are Some of the Best Words to Describe Scorpios"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♏"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"YKxiTHmezH3TAPX7DN7CS","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6740472-51","sentence":"Discovery’s announcement was essentially a formality given the swirl of media reports around a potential deal.","source":{"sourceName":"MarketWatch","publicationDate":"2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warner-bros-discovery-says-its-for-sale-sending-its-stock-soaring-e0bf2af3","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Lukas I. Alpert","title":"Warner Bros. Discovery says it’s for sale, sending its stock soaring"},"offsets":[43,52]},{"id":"6740359-36","sentence":"The brazen move foreshadowed a career in higher office that ditched the formalities used by other politicians.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/world/sarkozys-five-year-prison-term-starts-with-fingerprints-and-a-mug-shot-f9b41548","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Noemie Bisserbe and Stacy Meichtry","title":"Sarkozy’s Five-Year Prison Term Starts With Fingerprints and a Mug Shot"},"offsets":[72,83]},{"id":"6739913-31","sentence":"For now, the October meeting appears to be a formality.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-10-20T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-20T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/federal-reserve-rate-cut-december-fomc-meeting-d9d48cbe","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Nicole Goodkind","title":"Fed Rate Cut in October Is as Good as Done. December Is Where It Gets Interesting."},"offsets":[45,54]},{"id":"6739907-13","sentence":"And for plenty of other countries, yes, you may need a visa, but it’s a mere formality.","source":{"sourceName":"MarketWatch","publicationDate":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-passport-power-plunges-and-worried-americans-are-searching-for-second-passports-and-golden-visas-40d5bf87","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Brett Arends","title":"U.S. passport power plunges — and worried Americans are exploring their options"},"offsets":[77,86]},{"id":"6739570-13","sentence":"And for plenty of other countries you may need a visa, but it’s a mere formality.","source":{"sourceName":"MarketWatch","publicationDate":"2025-10-18T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-18T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-passport-power-plunges-and-worried-americans-are-searching-for-second-passports-and-golden-visas-40d5bf87","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Brett Arends","title":"U.S. passport power plunges — and ‘worried’ Americans are searching for second passports and golden visas"},"offsets":[71,80]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Formality"},"requestId":"BLAKB8KAAPbqeHCCQH6f1","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"austerity","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"severity","slug":"austerity","synonyms":[{"headword":"acerbity","slug":"acerbity"},{"headword":"asperity","slug":"asperity"},{"headword":"astringence","slug":"astringence"},{"headword":"coldness","slug":"coldness"},{"headword":"exactingness","slug":"exactingness"},{"headword":"exactness","slug":"exactness"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"formalness","slug":"formalness"},{"headword":"gravity","slug":"gravity"},{"headword":"grimness","slug":"grimness"},{"headword":"hardness","slug":"hardness"},{"headword":"harshness","slug":"harshness"},{"headword":"inclemency","slug":"inclemency"},{"headword":"inflexibility","slug":"inflexibility"},{"headword":"obduracy","slug":"obduracy"},{"headword":"rigidity","slug":"rigidity"},{"headword":"rigor","slug":"rigor"},{"headword":"seriousness","slug":"seriousness"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"},{"headword":"sternness","slug":"sternness"},{"headword":"stiffness","slug":"stiffness"},{"headword":"strictness","slug":"strictness"},{"headword":"stringency","slug":"stringency"}]},{"headword":"ceremonies","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ritual; celebratory observation","slug":"ceremonies","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"commemoration","slug":"commemoration"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"function","slug":"function"},{"headword":"liturgy","slug":"liturgy"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"ordinance","slug":"ordinance"},{"headword":"parade","slug":"parade"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"sacrament","slug":"sacrament"},{"headword":"service","slug":"service"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"},{"headword":"tradition","slug":"tradition"}]},{"headword":"ceremonies","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"etiquette","slug":"ceremonies","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"conformity","slug":"conformity"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formal courtesy","slug":"formal-courtesy"},{"headword":"formalism","slug":"formalism"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"nicety","slug":"nicety"},{"headword":"politeness","slug":"politeness"},{"headword":"pomp","slug":"pomp"},{"headword":"preciseness","slug":"preciseness"},{"headword":"prescription","slug":"prescription"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"strictness","slug":"strictness"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"}]},{"headword":"ceremoniousness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ceremony","slug":"ceremoniousness","synonyms":[{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"formalness","slug":"formalness"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"}]},{"headword":"ceremony","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ritual; celebratory observation","slug":"ceremony","synonyms":[{"headword":"Sacrament"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"commemoration","slug":"commemoration"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"function","slug":"function"},{"headword":"liturgy","slug":"liturgy"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"ordinance","slug":"ordinance"},{"headword":"parade","slug":"parade"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"service","slug":"service"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"},{"headword":"tradition","slug":"tradition"}]},{"headword":"ceremony","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"etiquette","slug":"ceremony","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"conformity","slug":"conformity"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formal courtesy","slug":"formal-courtesy"},{"headword":"formalism","slug":"formalism"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"nicety","slug":"nicety"},{"headword":"politeness","slug":"politeness"},{"headword":"pomp","slug":"pomp"},{"headword":"preciseness","slug":"preciseness"},{"headword":"prescription","slug":"prescription"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"strictness","slug":"strictness"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"}]},{"headword":"classicism","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"simple style; regularity, restraint","slug":"classicism","synonyms":[{"headword":"Atticism","slug":"atticism"},{"headword":"Ciceronianism","slug":"ciceronianism"},{"headword":"Hellenism","slug":"hellenism"},{"headword":"aesthetic principle","slug":"aesthetic-principle"},{"headword":"balance","slug":"balance"},{"headword":"clarity","slug":"clarity"},{"headword":"class","slug":"class"},{"headword":"classicalism","slug":"classicalism"},{"headword":"conventional formality","slug":"conventional-formality"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"elegance","slug":"elegance"},{"headword":"excellence","slug":"excellence"},{"headword":"finish","slug":"finish"},{"headword":"formal style","slug":"formal-style"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"grand style","slug":"grand-style"},{"headword":"grandeur","slug":"grandeur"},{"headword":"high art","slug":"high-art"},{"headword":"lucidity","slug":"lucidity"},{"headword":"majesty","slug":"majesty"},{"headword":"neoclassicism","slug":"neoclassicism"},{"headword":"nobility","slug":"nobility"},{"headword":"objectivity","slug":"objectivity"},{"headword":"polish","slug":"polish"},{"headword":"proportion","slug":"proportion"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"pure taste","slug":"pure-taste"},{"headword":"purity","slug":"purity"},{"headword":"rationalism","slug":"rationalism"},{"headword":"refinement","slug":"refinement"},{"headword":"rhythm","slug":"rhythm"},{"headword":"severity","slug":"severity"},{"headword":"simplicity","slug":"simplicity"},{"headword":"sobriety","slug":"sobriety"},{"headword":"sublimity","slug":"sublimity"},{"headword":"symmetry","slug":"symmetry"}]},{"headword":"convention","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"practice, tradition","slug":"convention","synonyms":[{"headword":"canon","slug":"canon"},{"headword":"code","slug":"code"},{"headword":"covenance","slug":"covenance"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fashion","slug":"fashion"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"habit","slug":"habit"},{"headword":"law","slug":"law"},{"headword":"percept","slug":"percept"},{"headword":"precept","slug":"precept"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"rule","slug":"rule"},{"headword":"understanding","slug":"understanding"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"}]},{"headword":"custom","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ritual, traditional action","slug":"custom","synonyms":[{"headword":"attitude","slug":"attitude"},{"headword":"canon","slug":"canon"},{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"},{"headword":"character","slug":"character"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"conventionalism","slug":"conventionalism"},{"headword":"customariness","slug":"customariness"},{"headword":"design","slug":"design"},{"headword":"dictates","slug":"dictates"},{"headword":"established way","slug":"established-way"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fashion","slug":"fashion"},{"headword":"folkways","slug":"folkways"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"inheritence","slug":"inheritence"},{"headword":"manner","slug":"manner"},{"headword":"matter of course","slug":"matter-of-course"},{"headword":"method","slug":"method"},{"headword":"mode","slug":"mode"},{"headword":"mold","slug":"mold"},{"headword":"mores","slug":"mores"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"observation","slug":"observation"},{"headword":"pattern","slug":"pattern"},{"headword":"performance","slug":"performance"},{"headword":"policy","slug":"policy"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"praxis","slug":"praxis"},{"headword":"precedent","slug":"precedent"},{"headword":"precept","slug":"precept"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"routine","slug":"routine"},{"headword":"rule","slug":"rule"},{"headword":"second nature","slug":"second-nature"},{"headword":"style","slug":"style"},{"headword":"system","slug":"system"},{"headword":"taste","slug":"taste"},{"headword":"type","slug":"type"},{"headword":"unwritten law","slug":"unwritten-law"},{"headword":"unwritten rule","slug":"unwritten-rule"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"},{"headword":"use","slug":"use"},{"headword":"way","slug":"way"}]},{"headword":"decency","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"respectable behavior","slug":"decency","synonyms":[{"headword":"appropriateness","slug":"appropriateness"},{"headword":"ceremoniousness","slug":"ceremoniousness"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"conventionality","slug":"conventionality"},{"headword":"correctness","slug":"correctness"},{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fitness","slug":"fitness"},{"headword":"fittingness","slug":"fittingness"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"good form","slug":"good-form"},{"headword":"good manners","slug":"good-manners"},{"headword":"honesty","slug":"honesty"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"respectability","slug":"respectability"},{"headword":"righteousness","slug":"righteousness"},{"headword":"seemliness","slug":"seemliness"},{"headword":"virtue","slug":"virtue"}]},{"headword":"decorum","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"appropriate behavior, good manners","slug":"decorum","synonyms":[{"headword":"breeding","slug":"breeding"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"conduct","slug":"conduct"},{"headword":"convenance","slug":"convenance"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"correctitude","slug":"correctitude"},{"headword":"correctness","slug":"correctness"},{"headword":"courtliness","slug":"courtliness"},{"headword":"decency","slug":"decency"},{"headword":"demeanor","slug":"demeanor"},{"headword":"deportment","slug":"deportment"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"gentility","slug":"gentility"},{"headword":"good grace","slug":"good-grace"},{"headword":"gravity","slug":"gravity"},{"headword":"habits","slug":"habits"},{"headword":"order","slug":"order"},{"headword":"orderliness","slug":"orderliness"},{"headword":"politeness","slug":"politeness"},{"headword":"politesse","slug":"politesse"},{"headword":"properness","slug":"properness"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"punctilio","slug":"punctilio"},{"headword":"respectability","slug":"respectability"},{"headword":"seemliness","slug":"seemliness"},{"headword":"tact","slug":"tact"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"}]},{"headword":"fashion","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"attitude, manner","slug":"fashion","synonyms":[{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"demeanor","slug":"demeanor"},{"headword":"device","slug":"device"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"formula","slug":"formula"},{"headword":"guise","slug":"guise"},{"headword":"method","slug":"method"},{"headword":"mode","slug":"mode"},{"headword":"modus operandi","slug":"modus-operandi"},{"headword":"mores","slug":"mores"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"order","slug":"order"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"precedent","slug":"precedent"},{"headword":"prescription","slug":"prescription"},{"headword":"prevalence","slug":"prevalence"},{"headword":"procedure","slug":"procedure"},{"headword":"sort","slug":"sort"},{"headword":"style","slug":"style"},{"headword":"system","slug":"system"},{"headword":"technique","slug":"technique"},{"headword":"tendency","slug":"tendency"},{"headword":"tone","slug":"tone"},{"headword":"trend","slug":"trend"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"},{"headword":"vein","slug":"vein"},{"headword":"vogue","slug":"vogue"},{"headword":"way","slug":"way"}]},{"headword":"form","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"accepted procedure; ceremony","slug":"form","synonyms":[{"headword":"behavior","slug":"behavior"},{"headword":"by the book","slug":"by-the-book"},{"headword":"by the numbers","slug":"by-the-numbers"},{"headword":"canon","slug":"canon"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"channels","slug":"channels"},{"headword":"conduct","slug":"conduct"},{"headword":"convenance","slug":"convenance"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"done thing","slug":"done-thing"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fashion","slug":"fashion"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"habit","slug":"habit"},{"headword":"law","slug":"law"},{"headword":"layout","slug":"layout"},{"headword":"manner","slug":"manner"},{"headword":"manners","slug":"manners"},{"headword":"method","slug":"method"},{"headword":"mode","slug":"mode"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"precept","slug":"precept"},{"headword":"proceeding","slug":"proceeding"},{"headword":"process","slug":"process"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"regulation","slug":"regulation"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"ropes","slug":"ropes"},{"headword":"rule","slug":"rule"},{"headword":"setup","slug":"setup"},{"headword":"style","slug":"style"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"},{"headword":"way","slug":"way"}]},{"headword":"forms","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"accepted procedure; ceremony","slug":"forms","synonyms":[{"headword":"behavior","slug":"behavior"},{"headword":"by the book","slug":"by-the-book"},{"headword":"by the numbers","slug":"by-the-numbers"},{"headword":"canon","slug":"canon"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"channels","slug":"channels"},{"headword":"conduct","slug":"conduct"},{"headword":"convenance","slug":"convenance"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"done thing","slug":"done-thing"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fashion","slug":"fashion"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"habit","slug":"habit"},{"headword":"law","slug":"law"},{"headword":"layout","slug":"layout"},{"headword":"manner","slug":"manner"},{"headword":"manners","slug":"manners"},{"headword":"method","slug":"method"},{"headword":"mode","slug":"mode"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"precept","slug":"precept"},{"headword":"proceeding","slug":"proceeding"},{"headword":"process","slug":"process"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"regulation","slug":"regulation"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"ropes","slug":"ropes"},{"headword":"rule","slug":"rule"},{"headword":"setup","slug":"setup"},{"headword":"style","slug":"style"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"},{"headword":"way","slug":"way"}]},{"headword":"gentility","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"sophistication, cultivation","slug":"gentility","synonyms":[{"headword":"aristocracy","slug":"aristocracy"},{"headword":"blue blood","slug":"blue-blood"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"courtliness","slug":"courtliness"},{"headword":"culture","slug":"culture"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"elegance","slug":"elegance"},{"headword":"elite","slug":"elite"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"flower","slug":"flower"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"gentle birth","slug":"gentle-birth"},{"headword":"gentlefolk","slug":"gentlefolk"},{"headword":"gentry","slug":"gentry"},{"headword":"good breeding","slug":"good-breeding"},{"headword":"good family","slug":"good-family"},{"headword":"good manners","slug":"good-manners"},{"headword":"high birth","slug":"high-birth"},{"headword":"mannerliness","slug":"mannerliness"},{"headword":"nobility","slug":"nobility"},{"headword":"optimacy","slug":"optimacy"},{"headword":"polish","slug":"polish"},{"headword":"politeness","slug":"politeness"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"quality","slug":"quality"},{"headword":"rank","slug":"rank"},{"headword":"refinement","slug":"refinement"},{"headword":"respectability","slug":"respectability"},{"headword":"ruling class","slug":"ruling-class"},{"headword":"society","slug":"society"},{"headword":"upper class","slug":"upper-class"},{"headword":"upper crust","slug":"upper-crust"},{"headword":"urbanity","slug":"urbanity"}]},{"headword":"good manners","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"social graces","slug":"good-manners","synonyms":[{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"graciousness","slug":"graciousness"},{"headword":"mannerliness","slug":"mannerliness"},{"headword":"politeness","slug":"politeness"},{"headword":"respect","slug":"respect"},{"headword":"respectfulness","slug":"respectfulness"}]},{"headword":"gravitas","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"seriousness","slug":"gravitas","synonyms":[{"headword":"austerity","slug":"austerity"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"gravity","slug":"gravity"},{"headword":"grit","slug":"grit"},{"headword":"poise","slug":"poise"},{"headword":"ponderance"},{"headword":"sobriety","slug":"sobriety"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"},{"headword":"will","slug":"will"}]},{"headword":"liturgy","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"worship, ceremony","slug":"liturgy","synonyms":[{"headword":"Sacrament"},{"headword":"celebration","slug":"celebration"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"formula","slug":"formula"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"service","slug":"service"},{"headword":"services","slug":"services"}]},{"headword":"observance","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ceremony, rite","slug":"observance","synonyms":[{"headword":"celebration","slug":"celebration"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"fashion","slug":"fashion"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"liturgy","slug":"liturgy"},{"headword":"performance","slug":"performance"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"rule","slug":"rule"},{"headword":"service","slug":"service"},{"headword":"tradition","slug":"tradition"}]},{"headword":"pageantry","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"flashy display","slug":"pageantry","synonyms":[{"headword":"affectation","slug":"affectation"},{"headword":"array","slug":"array"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"},{"headword":"extravagance","slug":"extravagance"},{"headword":"fanfare","slug":"fanfare"},{"headword":"flourish","slug":"flourish"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"glitter","slug":"glitter"},{"headword":"grandeur","slug":"grandeur"},{"headword":"grandiosity","slug":"grandiosity"},{"headword":"magnificence","slug":"magnificence"},{"headword":"ostentation","slug":"ostentation"},{"headword":"pageant","slug":"pageant"},{"headword":"panoply","slug":"panoply"},{"headword":"parade","slug":"parade"},{"headword":"pomp","slug":"pomp"},{"headword":"pomposity","slug":"pomposity"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"spectacle","slug":"spectacle"},{"headword":"splash","slug":"splash"},{"headword":"splendor","slug":"splendor"}]},{"headword":"pomp","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"pageantry, display","slug":"pomp","synonyms":[{"headword":"affectation","slug":"affectation"},{"headword":"array","slug":"array"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"},{"headword":"fanfare","slug":"fanfare"},{"headword":"flourish","slug":"flourish"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"grandeur","slug":"grandeur"},{"headword":"grandiosity","slug":"grandiosity"},{"headword":"magnificence","slug":"magnificence"},{"headword":"ostentation","slug":"ostentation"},{"headword":"pageant","slug":"pageant"},{"headword":"panoply","slug":"panoply"},{"headword":"parade","slug":"parade"},{"headword":"pomposity","slug":"pomposity"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"shine","slug":"shine"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"},{"headword":"splendor","slug":"splendor"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"vainglory","slug":"vainglory"}]},{"headword":"properness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"decency","slug":"properness","synonyms":[{"headword":"appropriateness","slug":"appropriateness"},{"headword":"ceremoniousness","slug":"ceremoniousness"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"comeliness","slug":"comeliness"},{"headword":"conventionality","slug":"conventionality"},{"headword":"correctness","slug":"correctness"},{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"decentness","slug":"decentness"},{"headword":"decorousness","slug":"decorousness"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fitness","slug":"fitness"},{"headword":"fittingness","slug":"fittingness"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"good form","slug":"good-form"},{"headword":"good manners","slug":"good-manners"},{"headword":"honesty","slug":"honesty"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"respectability","slug":"respectability"},{"headword":"respectableness","slug":"respectableness"},{"headword":"righteousness","slug":"righteousness"},{"headword":"seemliness","slug":"seemliness"},{"headword":"virtue","slug":"virtue"}]},{"headword":"punctilio","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"etiquette","slug":"punctilio","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"code","slug":"code"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"customs","slug":"customs"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formalities","slug":"formalities"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"mores","slug":"mores"},{"headword":"nicety","slug":"nicety"},{"headword":"p's and q's","slug":"ps-and-qs"},{"headword":"politesse","slug":"politesse"},{"headword":"proper behavior","slug":"proper-behavior"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"refinement","slug":"refinement"},{"headword":"rules","slug":"rules"},{"headword":"social graces","slug":"social-graces"}]},{"headword":"punctiliousness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ceremony","slug":"punctiliousness","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"ceremoniousness","slug":"ceremoniousness"},{"headword":"conformity","slug":"conformity"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formal courtesy","slug":"formal-courtesy"},{"headword":"formalism","slug":"formalism"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"nicety","slug":"nicety"},{"headword":"politeness","slug":"politeness"},{"headword":"pomp","slug":"pomp"},{"headword":"preciseness","slug":"preciseness"},{"headword":"prescription","slug":"prescription"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"strictness","slug":"strictness"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"}]},{"headword":"reserve","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"coolness of manner","slug":"reserve","synonyms":[{"headword":"aloofness","slug":"aloofness"},{"headword":"backwardness","slug":"backwardness"},{"headword":"calmness","slug":"calmness"},{"headword":"caution","slug":"caution"},{"headword":"coldness","slug":"coldness"},{"headword":"constraint","slug":"constraint"},{"headword":"coyness","slug":"coyness"},{"headword":"demureness","slug":"demureness"},{"headword":"diffidence","slug":"diffidence"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"inhibition","slug":"inhibition"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"quietness","slug":"quietness"},{"headword":"reluctance","slug":"reluctance"},{"headword":"repression","slug":"repression"},{"headword":"reservation","slug":"reservation"},{"headword":"restraint","slug":"restraint"},{"headword":"reticence","slug":"reticence"},{"headword":"secretiveness","slug":"secretiveness"},{"headword":"self-restraint","slug":"self-restraint"},{"headword":"shyness","slug":"shyness"},{"headword":"silence","slug":"silence"},{"headword":"suppression","slug":"suppression"},{"headword":"taciturnity","slug":"taciturnity"},{"headword":"uncommunicativeness","slug":"uncommunicativeness"},{"headword":"unresponsiveness","slug":"unresponsiveness"}]},{"headword":"respectableness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"decency","slug":"respectableness","synonyms":[{"headword":"appropriateness","slug":"appropriateness"},{"headword":"ceremoniousness","slug":"ceremoniousness"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"comeliness","slug":"comeliness"},{"headword":"conventionality","slug":"conventionality"},{"headword":"correctness","slug":"correctness"},{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"decentness","slug":"decentness"},{"headword":"decorousness","slug":"decorousness"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fitness","slug":"fitness"},{"headword":"fittingness","slug":"fittingness"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"good form","slug":"good-form"},{"headword":"good manners","slug":"good-manners"},{"headword":"honesty","slug":"honesty"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"properness","slug":"properness"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"respectability","slug":"respectability"},{"headword":"righteousness","slug":"righteousness"},{"headword":"seemliness","slug":"seemliness"},{"headword":"virtue","slug":"virtue"}]},{"headword":"rite","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ceremony, tradition","slug":"rite","synonyms":[{"headword":"Sacrament"},{"headword":"act","slug":"act"},{"headword":"celebration","slug":"celebration"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"communion","slug":"communion"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"liturgy","slug":"liturgy"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"occasion","slug":"occasion"},{"headword":"ordinance","slug":"ordinance"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"procedure","slug":"procedure"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"service","slug":"service"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"}]},{"headword":"ritual","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"ceremony, tradition","slug":"ritual","synonyms":[{"headword":"Sacrament"},{"headword":"act","slug":"act"},{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"communion","slug":"communion"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"custom","slug":"custom"},{"headword":"form","slug":"form"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"habit","slug":"habit"},{"headword":"liturgy","slug":"liturgy"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"ordinance","slug":"ordinance"},{"headword":"practice","slug":"practice"},{"headword":"prescription","slug":"prescription"},{"headword":"procedure","slug":"procedure"},{"headword":"protocol","slug":"protocol"},{"headword":"red tape","slug":"red-tape"},{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"},{"headword":"routine","slug":"routine"},{"headword":"service","slug":"service"},{"headword":"solemnity","slug":"solemnity"},{"headword":"stereotype","slug":"stereotype"},{"headword":"usage","slug":"usage"}]},{"headword":"seemliness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"decency","slug":"seemliness","synonyms":[{"headword":"appropriateness","slug":"appropriateness"},{"headword":"ceremoniousness","slug":"ceremoniousness"},{"headword":"civility","slug":"civility"},{"headword":"comeliness","slug":"comeliness"},{"headword":"conventionality","slug":"conventionality"},{"headword":"correctness","slug":"correctness"},{"headword":"courtesy","slug":"courtesy"},{"headword":"decentness","slug":"decentness"},{"headword":"decorousness","slug":"decorousness"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"dignity","slug":"dignity"},{"headword":"etiquette","slug":"etiquette"},{"headword":"fitness","slug":"fitness"},{"headword":"fittingness","slug":"fittingness"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"good form","slug":"good-form"},{"headword":"good manners","slug":"good-manners"},{"headword":"honesty","slug":"honesty"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"properness","slug":"properness"},{"headword":"propriety","slug":"propriety"},{"headword":"respectability","slug":"respectability"},{"headword":"respectableness","slug":"respectableness"},{"headword":"righteousness","slug":"righteousness"},{"headword":"virtue","slug":"virtue"}]},{"headword":"service","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"rite of a church","slug":"service","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremonial","slug":"ceremonial"},{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"function","slug":"function"},{"headword":"liturgy","slug":"liturgy"},{"headword":"observance","slug":"observance"},{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"},{"headword":"sermon","slug":"sermon"},{"headword":"worship","slug":"worship"}]},{"headword":"starch","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"stiff bearing","slug":"starch","synonyms":[{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"},{"headword":"decorum","slug":"decorum"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"stiffness","slug":"stiffness"}]},{"headword":"starch","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"strengthener","slug":"starch","synonyms":[{"headword":"backbone","slug":"backbone"},{"headword":"drive","slug":"drive"},{"headword":"energy","slug":"energy"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"gumption","slug":"gumption"},{"headword":"mettle","slug":"mettle"},{"headword":"push","slug":"push"},{"headword":"stiffness","slug":"stiffness"},{"headword":"strength","slug":"strength"},{"headword":"vigor","slug":"vigor"},{"headword":"vitality","slug":"vitality"}]},{"headword":"stiffness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"inflexibility","slug":"stiffness","synonyms":[{"headword":"constraint","slug":"constraint"},{"headword":"firmness","slug":"firmness"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"precision","slug":"precision"},{"headword":"prudery","slug":"prudery"},{"headword":"rigidity","slug":"rigidity"},{"headword":"rigor","slug":"rigor"},{"headword":"tension","slug":"tension"}]},{"headword":"taciturnity","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"reserve","slug":"taciturnity","synonyms":[{"headword":"aloofness","slug":"aloofness"},{"headword":"backwardness","slug":"backwardness"},{"headword":"calmness","slug":"calmness"},{"headword":"caution","slug":"caution"},{"headword":"coldness","slug":"coldness"},{"headword":"constraint","slug":"constraint"},{"headword":"control","slug":"control"},{"headword":"coyness","slug":"coyness"},{"headword":"demureness","slug":"demureness"},{"headword":"diffidence","slug":"diffidence"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"inhibition","slug":"inhibition"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"quietness","slug":"quietness"},{"headword":"reluctance","slug":"reluctance"},{"headword":"repression","slug":"repression"},{"headword":"reservation","slug":"reservation"},{"headword":"restraint","slug":"restraint"},{"headword":"reticence","slug":"reticence"},{"headword":"secretiveness","slug":"secretiveness"},{"headword":"self-control","slug":"self-control"},{"headword":"self-restraint","slug":"self-restraint"},{"headword":"shyness","slug":"shyness"},{"headword":"silence","slug":"silence"},{"headword":"suppression","slug":"suppression"},{"headword":"uncommunicativeness","slug":"uncommunicativeness"},{"headword":"unresponsiveness","slug":"unresponsiveness"}]},{"headword":"technicality","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"loophole; minor detail","slug":"technicality","synonyms":[{"headword":"escape clause","slug":"escape-clause"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"minor point","slug":"minor-point"},{"headword":"nothing to speak of","slug":"nothing-to-speak-of"},{"headword":"nothing to write home about","slug":"nothing-to-write-home-about"}]},{"headword":"uncommunicativeness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"reserve","slug":"uncommunicativeness","synonyms":[{"headword":"aloofness","slug":"aloofness"},{"headword":"backwardness","slug":"backwardness"},{"headword":"calmness","slug":"calmness"},{"headword":"caution","slug":"caution"},{"headword":"coldness","slug":"coldness"},{"headword":"constraint","slug":"constraint"},{"headword":"control","slug":"control"},{"headword":"coyness","slug":"coyness"},{"headword":"demureness","slug":"demureness"},{"headword":"diffidence","slug":"diffidence"},{"headword":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"headword":"inhibition","slug":"inhibition"},{"headword":"modesty","slug":"modesty"},{"headword":"quietness","slug":"quietness"},{"headword":"reluctance","slug":"reluctance"},{"headword":"repression","slug":"repression"},{"headword":"reservation","slug":"reservation"},{"headword":"restraint","slug":"restraint"},{"headword":"reticence","slug":"reticence"},{"headword":"secretiveness","slug":"secretiveness"},{"headword":"self-control","slug":"self-control"},{"headword":"self-restraint","slug":"self-restraint"},{"headword":"shyness","slug":"shyness"},{"headword":"silence","slug":"silence"},{"headword":"suppression","slug":"suppression"},{"headword":"taciturnity","slug":"taciturnity"},{"headword":"unresponsiveness","slug":"unresponsiveness"}]}],"slug":"formality"},"meta":{"arg":"formality","requestId":"ghSJEH_yoNuGYUEu2cuko","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T15:12:32Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"formality","standardForm":"formality"},"id":"6097fbe000000002ac008cf9","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T15:12:32Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"formality","groups":["a","f","i","l","m","o","r","t","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"ytilamrof","subwordTokens":["formality","ormality","rmality","mality","ality","lity","ity","ty","y"]},"normalizedLetter":"f","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"informality","id":"6097f69d000000030f002cde","slug":"informality"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097fbe000000002ac008cfe","ordinal":1,"shortText":"convention, custom","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"procedure","id":"6097f76900000000870035d3","slug":"procedure"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"red tape","id":"6097f790000000024600b168","slug":"red-tape"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"rite","id":"6097f79e00000003a2005f4c","slug":"rite"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"ritual","id":"6097f79e00000003a2005fe6","slug":"ritual"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"academism","id":"6097f657000000032400d228","slug":"academism"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"ceremony","id":"6097fae400000000d200552e","slug":"ceremony"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"conventionality","id":"6097fb580000000051000362","slug":"conventionality"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"form","id":"6097fbe000000002ac0087aa","slug":"form"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"gesture","id":"6097fbef000000008700a4a0","slug":"gesture"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"liturgy","id":"6097f6d7000000016a00b220","slug":"liturgy"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"rubric","id":"6097f7ac000000013f00c0e4","slug":"rubric"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"rule","id":"6097f7ac000000013f00d6a1","slug":"rule"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"service","id":"6097f7b900000002f00076fc","slug":"service"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"solemnity","id":"6097f7d7000000036f0063e6","slug":"solemnity"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"stereotype","id":"6097f7f5000000035a00a8dd","slug":"stereotype"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"tradition","id":"6097f85100000002ef00fa93","slug":"tradition"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"convenance","id":"6097fb58000000005100fdc3","slug":"convenance"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"matter of form","id":"6097f6e60000000220005acc","slug":"matter-of-form"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"officialism","id":"6097f727000000001d00a1c4","slug":"officialism"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"rituality","id":"6097f79e00000003a2006068","slug":"rituality"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"solemnness","id":"6097f7d7000000036f006487","slug":"solemnness"},"similarity":10}]},{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"impropriety","id":"6097f6910000000056004a12","slug":"impropriety"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"unsuitableness","id":"6097f87c00000002b700a225","slug":"unsuitableness"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"wrong","id":"6097f8a800000002cc008472","slug":"wrong"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"informality","id":"6097f69d000000030f002cde","slug":"informality"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097fbe000000002ac008d43","ordinal":2,"shortText":"etiquette, protocol","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"decorum","id":"6097fb72000000035200ccd5","slug":"decorum"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"ceremoniousness","id":"6097fae400000000d20054fe","slug":"ceremoniousness"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"conventionalism","id":"6097fb580000000051000329","slug":"conventionalism"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"correctness","id":"6097fb580000000051003c1c","slug":"correctness"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"formalism","id":"6097fbe000000002ac008c8b","slug":"formalism"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"honors","id":"6097f68300000000e0002bf2","slug":"honors"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"mummery","id":"6097f70500000000bd00050f","slug":"mummery"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"politesse","id":"6097f75800000003630022e1","slug":"politesse"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"propriety","id":"6097f7760000000156009551","slug":"propriety"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"punctiliousness","id":"6097f7760000000156000449","slug":"punctiliousness"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"p's and q's","id":"6097f776000000015600cf3a","slug":"ps-and-qs"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097fbe0bb1f88f7c11d4d76","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"556809fe000000002f00192d","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.flac","mpeg":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.mp3","ogg":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.ogg","wav":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.wav"},"id":"556809fe000000002f00192e","ipa":{"text":"fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[5,6,7],"html":"fawr-mal-i-tee","text":"fawr-mal-i-tee"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"formality","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"formality","requestId":"6JafLEDq1MFIWsl0Cxw-t","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:41:02Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"formality","standardForm":"formality","syllabicForm":"for·mal·i·ty"},"id":"556809fe000000002f001929","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:41:02Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"formality","groups":["a","f","i","l","m","o","r","t","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"ytilamrof","subwordTokens":["formality","ormality","rmality","mality","ality","lity","ity","ty","y"]},"normalizedLetter":"f","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"556809fe000000002f001957","source":"dcom","text":"From the Latin word fōrmālitās, dating back to 1525–35. See formal ¹, -ity","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"formal","id":"556809fe000000002f0017a7","slug":"formal"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"formal","id":"556809fe000000002f00184e","slug":"formal"}}],"id":"556809fe000000002f00193a","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality."},{"id":"556809fe000000002f001941","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"rigorously methodical character."},{"id":"556809fe000000002f001943","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","text":"strict adherence to established rules and procedures; rigidity."},{"id":"556809fe000000002f001945","ordinal":4,"source":"random-house","text":"observance of form or ceremony."},{"id":"556809fe000000002f001947","ordinal":5,"source":"random-house","text":"marked or excessive ceremoniousness."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"the formalities of judicial process."}],"id":"556809fe000000002f001949","ordinal":6,"source":"random-house","text":"an established order or method of proceeding."},{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"formal","id":"556809fe000000002f0017a7","slug":"formal"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"formal","id":"556809fe000000002f00184e","slug":"formal"}}],"id":"556809fe000000002f00194c","ordinal":7,"source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"ceremony","slug":"ceremony"}},{"entry":{"headword":"ritual","slug":"ritual"}},{"entry":{"headword":"rite","slug":"rite"}}],"text":"a formal act or observance."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"the formality of a thank-you note."}],"id":"556809fe000000002f001953","ordinal":8,"source":"random-house","text":"something done merely or mainly for form's sake; a requirement of custom or etiquette."}],"id":"556809fe000000002f001933","inflectedFormSets":[{"grammaticalCategory":"plural","inflectedForms":[{"form":"formalities","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"for·mal·i·ties"}]}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"556809fe000000002f00192d","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.flac","mpeg":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.mp3","ogg":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.ogg","wav":"F03/F0301800/F0301800.wav"},"id":"556809fe000000002f00192e","ipa":{"text":"fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[5,6,7],"html":"fawr-mal-i-tee","text":"fawr-mal-i-tee"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"formality","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-07-25T05:21:33Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"formality","standardForm":"formality"},"id":"4c4bc9dddf14c0ce12a10cba","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-07-25T05:21:33Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"formality","groups":["a","f","i","l","m","o","r","t","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"ytilamrof","subwordTokens":["formality","ormality","rmality","mality","ality","lity","ity","ty","y"]},"normalizedLetter":"f","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c16a0af9aa0dce981a3dc0e","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a requirement of rule, custom, etiquette, etc"},{"id":"4cd004faee7b7676dad3e091","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the condition or quality of being formal or conventional"},{"id":"4cc6df3019f85d07410291d7","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"strict or excessive observance of form, ceremony, etc"},{"id":"4c30b01bed055fb0345bd713","ordinal":4,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"an established, proper, or conventional method, act, or procedure"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"fɔːˈmælɪtɪ"}}]}],"slug":"formality","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"formality","requestId":"3NxANRtGyklAwyvNIxIjL","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"displayForm":"normality","slug":"normality"},{"displayForm":"abnormality","slug":"abnormality"},{"displayForm":"formability","slug":"formability"},{"displayForm":"informality","slug":"informality"},{"displayForm":"cordiality","slug":"cordiality"},{"displayForm":"Armalite","slug":"armalite"},{"displayForm":"aeriality","slug":"aeriality"},{"displayForm":"animality","slug":"animality"},{"displayForm":"carnality","slug":"carnality"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"formality","slug":"formality"},{"displayForm":"normality","slug":"normality"},{"displayForm":"abnormality","slug":"abnormality"},{"displayForm":"informality","slug":"informality"},{"displayForm":"cordiality","slug":"cordiality"},{"displayForm":"animality","slug":"animality"},{"displayForm":"carnality","slug":"carnality"},{"displayForm":"coevality","slug":"coevality"},{"displayForm":"formalism","slug":"formalism"},{"displayForm":"formalist","slug":"formalist"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Formality"},"requestId":"UgObSdYxDzSOZSPxAdRFI","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

formality

Example Sentences

Related Words