formality
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈmæləti/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈmæləti/
noun
R
A required step in an official process.
The legal formalities were completed quickly.
R
A required action that has little real meaning.
The interview is just a formality since he already got the job.
R
Proper and formal behavior.
She showed great formality in her greeting.
translation
A required step in an official process.; A required action that has little real meaning.; Proper and formal behavior.
Word Forms
Plural
formalities