formalité

Definitions of formalité
  1. noun
    a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
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    antonyms:
    décontraction, simplicité
    a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
    types:
    cérémonie, dignité
    an elaborate manner of doing something
    type of:
    attitude, comportement
    a way of acting or behaving
  2. noun
    compliance with formal rules
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    type of:
    observation, obéissance
    acting according to certain accepted standards
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