conformity
noun [U] /kənˈfɔː.mɪ.ti/
/-ˈfɔːr.mə.t̬i/ Definition
› behaviour that follows the usual standards that are expected by a group or society: It's depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.Custom, tradition and conformity › (also conformance) the process of a product being made as it was designed, without mistakes or faults: Our goal is to improve conformity with customer requirements. conformity to specificationStandard and routineQuality and standard
(Definition of conformity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -rate suffix
- -star suffix
- be up to the mark idiom
- benchmark noun
- cachet noun
- calibre noun (QUALITY)
- criterion noun
- distinction noun (HIGH QUALITY)
- grade noun (LEVEL)
- ideal noun (PRINCIPLE)
- level noun (ABILITY)
- mark noun (LEVEL)
- plane noun (LEVEL)
- prestige noun
- quality control noun
- quality noun (STANDARD)
- rank noun (POSITION)
- standard noun (QUALITY)
- starred adjective (RANK)
- style noun (HIGH QUALITY)
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Quality and standard
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