HyperDic: formalities

English > 1 sense of the word *formalities*:
NOUN	event	formalities, formality	a requirement of etiquette or custom

formalities > pronunciation
Sounds	faormae'lahtiyz
Rhymes	Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...

English > *formalities*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	A requirement of etiquette or custom.
Synonym	formality
Broader	ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance	A formal event performed on a special occasion
Spanish	formalidades, formalidad
Catalan	formalitat, formalitats