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n-fawr-mi-tee] 
| 1. | action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc. |
| 2. | correspondence in form, nature, or character; agreement, congruity, or accordance. |
| 3. | compliance or acquiescence; obedience. |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter) compliance with the usages of an established church, esp. the Church of England. |
| 5. | Geology. the relationship between adjacent conformable strata. Compare unconformity (def. 2a). |
| con·form·i·ty (kən-fôr'mĭ-tē) n. pl. con·form·i·ties
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Agreement between an individual's behavior and a group's standards or expectations. A conformist is one who follows the majority's desires or standards. (See also beatniks, bureaucrat, organization man, peer group, and peer pressure.)
