8
procedure(noun, regulation, style, system, arrangement)
8
punctilio(noun, form, fashion, courtesy, decency)
7
formalness(noun, severity, strictness, sternness)
7
gesture(noun, regulation, procedure, custom, convention)
7
politesse(noun, form, reserve, courtesy, decency)
7
rigidity(firmness, severity, strictness, sternness, being precise and ceremonious)
7
rule(noun, regulation, style, practice, system)
7
tradition(noun, regulation, rule, practice, display)
6
formalism(noun, reserve, politeness, propriety, stiffness)
6
liturgy(noun, regulation, procedure, service, worship)
6
pomp(noun, display, splendor, ritual, propriety)
6
prudery(firmness, rigidity, affectation)
6
reserve(noun, control, restraint, silence, preserve)
6
usage(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
5
ceremoniousness(noun, reserve, courtesy, honesty, virtue)
5
civility(noun, form, courtesy, honesty, virtue)
5
conventionalism(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
5
stiffness(noun, drive, reserve, firmness, severity)
4
conformity(noun, conformity)
4
convenance(noun, regulation, rule, system, arrangement)
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