formality
/fɔːrˈmælɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.15 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[S]uch an one […] recalls as a vision of Paradise the land he has learnt to love; he exaggerates the insalubrity of a northern climate; he bewails the wretched formality of our civilised life, and so, back to the distant solitudes flies his recollection like a dove to the wilderness."
- "The examination for priesthood is no mere formality, so we have to study well."
- "I expected some sort of formality before they let me see the crown—so valuable—but there was really nothing at all. I just said, "Can I see No. 64, please?" and he simply pulled one of the shallow drawers out of its case and put it down before me on the table."