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formality

/fɔːˈmæləti/noun

उच्चारण फ़ॉर्मैलटी

औपचारिकता, कागज़ी कार्रवाई

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  1. 1

    [C, usually pl.]

    a thing that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process or a social situation

    औपचारिकता, कागज़ी कार्रवाई

    • the formalities of admission
    • customs formalities
    • Please complete the formalities at the counter before you enter.
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    • There are several legal formalities to finish before the house is yours.
    • The visa formalities took almost a week.

    Synonyms procedure convention red tape paperwork protocol

  2. 2

    [C]

    a thing that you must do as part of an official process, but which has little real importance

    (केवल) औपचारिकता, दिखावा

    • The interview is just a formality; you already have the job.
    • Signing the register is just a formality at this office.
    • For a topper like her, the viva was a mere formality.
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    • The meeting was a formality, since the decision had already been made.
    • Getting the signature is only a formality.

    Synonyms matter of form routine technicality

  3. 3

    [U]

    correct and formal behaviour

    औपचारिकता, शिष्टाचार

    • the formality of the ceremony
    • The formality of the court made the witness nervous.
    • The formality of the dinner made the guests sit very still.
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    • They greeted each other with great formality.
    • There was a stiff formality in his letter.

    Synonyms ceremony decorum protocol etiquette correctness

    Opposite informality casualness familiarity

◇Word family
formal adj.formalize verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

procedure convention red tape paperwork protocol matter of form routine technicality ceremony decorum etiquette correctness

Antonyms

informality casualness familiarity

AaSpelling

for·mal·i·ty

With one l (not 'formallity').

एक l ('formallity' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the procedure words together: formality, protocol (official rules of behaviour), red tape (too many rules), etiquette (polite behaviour), decorum (correct behaviour).

प्रक्रिया के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: formality, protocol (व्यवहार के आधिकारिक नियम), red tape (बहुत अधिक नियम, लालफ़ीताशाही), etiquette (विनम्र व्यवहार), decorum (उचित व्यवहार)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A mere formality, complete the formalities, legal formalities.

Collocations: a mere formality (केवल औपचारिकता), complete the formalities (ज़रूरी औपचारिकताएँ पूरी करना), legal formalities (कानूनी औपचारिकताएँ)।