Word: formality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
mal
i
ty
Definition: A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: form
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōrma
Language: la
Decoded: forma
Meaning: shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"