Conformity vs Similarity - What's the difference?
conformity | similarity | Synonyms |
State of things being similar or identical.
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
State of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
Closeness of appearance to something else.
(philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
Conformity is a synonym of similarity.
As nouns the difference between conformity and similarity
is that conformity is state of things being similar or identical while similarity is closeness of appearance to something else.conformity
English
Noun
- How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -
Usage notes
* Sometimes used interchangeably with conformation.References
*Synonyms
* conformanceAntonyms
* nonconformitysimilarity
English
Noun
(similarities)- Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. — Sir W. Hamilton.
