ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

80. Normality -- N. normality, normalcy, normalness † ; familiarity, naturalness;
commonness (frequency) 136; rule, standard (conformity) 82; customary (habit) 613;
standard, pattern (prototype) 22.
V. normalize, standardize.
Adj. normal, natural, unexceptional; common, usual (frequency) 136;
81. Multiformity -- N. multiformity, omniformity † ; variety, diversity; multifariousness
&c adj.; varied assortment.
dissimilarity &c 18.
Adj. polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous † , multiplex;
heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform † ; manifold, many-sided;
variegated, motley, mosaic; epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular; mixed, different,
assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers; all manner of; of every description, of all sorts
and kinds; et hoc genus omne [Lat.]; and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis
[Lat.].
jumbled, confused, mixed up, discordant; inharmonious, unmatched, unrelated,
nonuniform.
omniform † , omnigenous † , omnifarious † ; protean (form) 240.
Phr. harmoniously confused [Pope]; variety's the very spice of life [Cowper].
82. Conformity -- N. {opp.
83} conformity, conformance; observance; habituation.
naturalization; conventionality &c (custom) 613; agreement &c 23.
example, instance, specimen, sample, quotation; exemplification, illustration, case in
point; object lesson; elucidation.
standard, model, pattern &c (prototype) 22.
rule, nature, principle; law; order of things; normal state, natural state, ordinary state,
model state, normal condition, natural condition, ordinary condition, model condition;
standing dish, standing order; Procrustean law; law of the Medes and Persians; hard and
fast rule.
V. conform to, conform to rule; accommodate oneself to, adapt oneself to; rub off
corners.
be regular &c adj.; move in a groove; follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend
to the rules, obey the rules, obey the precedents; comply with, tally with, chime in with,
fall in with; be guided by, be regulated by; fall into a custom, fall into a usage; follow the
fashion, follow the crowd, follow the multitude; pass muster, do as others do, hurler avec
les loups [Fr.]; stand on ceremony; when in Rome do as the Romans do; go with the
stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the
tide, blow with the wind; stick to the beaten track &c (habit) 613; keep one in
countenance.
exemplify, illustrate, cite, quote, quote precedent, quote authority, appeal to authority,
put a case; produce an instance &c n.; elucidate, explain.
Adj. conformable to rule; regular &c 136; according to regulation, according to rule,
according to Hoyle, according to Cocker, according to Gunter; en regle [Fr.], selon les
regles [Fr.], well regulated, orderly; symmetric &c 242.