formality

IPA: fɔrmˈæɫʌti

(uncountable) The state of being formal.
Something said or done as a matter of form.
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
(countable) A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.

Examples of "formality" in Sentences

Cloaking himself in formality he bowed slightly before addressing Kara in an aside.
I'm as casual as the next person, usually more, but when formality is the order of the day I easily switch gears.
In the end, I was shown that it was not nice at all, to let boorish people break down the formality of the home, because formality is more than just using a fork.
This isn't so much about hospitality, as about keeping a certain formality and mystique in the home for our own families, so that it is a place of respect and sentiment, rather than some dropping off place like anywhere else.