conformità

conformity

noun kohn-for-mee-TAH Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'conformitas'

Also means

compliance

Usage Note

Conformità ends in a stressed final vowel, so it is invariable: la conformità, le conformità. It is staple bureaucratic vocabulary in the phrase in conformità con ('in accordance with').

Examples

"Il prodotto è in conformità con le norme."

Natural Translation

The product is in compliance with the rules.

Literal Translation

The product is in conformity with the rules.

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