#81.  Multiformity. —­ N. multiformity, omniformity[obs3]; variety,
diversity; multifariousness &c. adj.; varied assortment.
     dissimilarity &c. 18. 
     Adj. polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious,
multigenerous[obs3], multiplex; heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform[obs3]; 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[obs3], omnigenous[obs3], omnifarious[obs3]; 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.
     conventional &c. (customary) 613; of daily occurrence, of everyday
occurrence; in the natural order of things; ordinary, common, habitual, usual, everyday, workaday.
     in the order of the day; naturalized.
     typical, normal, nominal, formal; canonical, orthodox, sound, strict,