Synonyms: observance, observation, watching
Definition: the act of observing; taking a patient look
Similar words: look, looking, looking at
Definition: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Usage: he went out to have a look; his look was fixed on her eyes; he gave it a good looking at; his camera does his looking for him
Synonyms: honoring, observance
Definition: conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
Similar words: compliance, abidance, conformation, conformity
Definition: acting according to certain accepted standards
Usage: their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
Synonyms: notice, observance, observation
Definition: the act of noticing or paying attention
Usage: he escaped the notice of the police
Similar words: attending, attention
Definition: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
Synonyms: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
Definition: a formal event performed on a special occasion
Usage: a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
Similar words: social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function
Definition: a vaguely specified social event
Usage: the party was quite an affair; an occasion arranged to honor the president; a seemingly endless round of social functions