The quality or state of being old-fashioned, stubbornly traditional, or resistant to change.
Derived from 'fogram' with the suffix '-ity' (from Latin '-itas'), which creates abstract nouns expressing a quality or condition. Parallels other '-ity' words like 'senility' and 'rigidity'.
This word captures a whole mood—the abstract concept of being stuck in the past—which is why British writers of the 1800s loved creating such '-ity' nouns to describe human foibles and social problems.
The quality of being a fogram; perpetuates male-coded framing of traditionalism as inherently ridiculous or outdated.
Use 'traditionalism' or 'conservative thinking' to describe the concept without gendered ridicule.
["traditionalism","conservative thinking","attachment to old-fashioned values"]
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