traditionality
- noun
- /trəˌdɪʃəˈnælɪti/
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tradicionalidad
- The traditionality of the festival was evident in its age-old rituals and customs.
- career traditionality
- traditionality and interest
Examples
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Many families value traditionality in their cultural practices and celebrations.
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He appreciated the traditionality of the art form, which had been preserved for generations.
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In addition, the traditionality of actual career choices listed by the respondents differed by gender.
Academic text (2006) -
The career interest and traditionality variables were considered experimental because they did not involve a previously validated instrument.
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For ideal job choice, males had a significantly higher traditionality score than did females; no significant difference was found between males and females on actual job choice, however.
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For the traditionality component, participants were then asked to indicate whether these 10 occupations were "better suited for" males, females, or either gender.
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However, career interests and traditionality (the degree to which a given occupation is perceived as more suitable for exclusively women, exclusively men, or either) also were explored.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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7.4
Traditional beliefs and practices accepted by a group, especially in religion
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6.5
Valuing old customs and ways, especially in religion and culture
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7.7
Following usual rules and beliefs without asking questions
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9.0
Strictly following rules and forms without room for change
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6.9
Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things
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8.5
Practice of keeping existing organizations and formal rules to maintain stability
A preference for usual ways of thinking or behaving, for example in art
Antonyms
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
traditionality = traditional (transparent) = tradition + al + ity
The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'traditional' with the productive suffix '-ity', yielding the expected meaning 'the quality of being traditional'.
Etymology
Traditionality comes from tradition, which itself comes from the old word tradere meaning 'to hand over'. So traditionality is about keeping what past people handed down, which is why it means sticking to old ways and methods.