Formal

Word FORMAL
Character 6
Hyphenation for mal form al
Pronunciations /ˈfɔːməl/

Definitions and meanings of "Formal"

What do we mean by formal?

Relating to or involving outward form or structure, often in contrast to content or meaning. adjective

Being or relating to essential form or constitution. adjective

Following or being in accord with accepted or prescribed forms, conventions, or regulations. adjective

Characterized by strict or meticulous observation of forms; methodical. adjective

Stiffly ceremonious. adjective

Characterized by technical or polysyllabic vocabulary, complex sentence structure, and explicit transitions; not colloquial or informal. adjective

Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance. adjective

Something, such as a gown or social affair, that is formal in nature. noun

Implicit; not active; latent; virtual.

A trade-name for formaldehyde. noun

According to form, rule, or established order; according to the rules of law or custom; systematic; regular; legal.

Characterized by or made or done in strict or undue conformity to legal or conventional rules; notably conventional.

Observing or requiring strict observance of the rules of law, custom, or etiquette; strictly ceremonious; precise: exact to affectation; punctilious.

Regular or methodical in action.

Having conformity with the rules of art; scholastic; theoretical; also, rhetorical; academical; expressed in artificial language.

Relating to form merely, not to the substance or matter; having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; outward: as, a formal defect; formal duty; formal worship.

Embodied in a form; personified. The allusion in the extract is to the character of the Vice who, under many aliases, was an attendant on the Devil in the old moralities. See iniquity and vice.

Pertaining to or regarding the shape and appearance of a living being; characteristic; proper; sane.

Formalin.

An evening gown.

An event with a formal dress code.

A formal parameter.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Formal

The word "formal" in example sentences

As a formal theory (in Husserl's sense of ˜formal™, i.e., as opposed to ˜material™) mereology is simply an attempt to lay down the general principles underlying the relationships between an entity and its constituent parts, whatever the nature of the entity, just as set theory is an attempt to lay down the principles underlying the relationships between a set and its members. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In this book, the term formal thought disorder is used to refer to the aphasialike utterances of patients. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

But so keen for symmetry, for all the term formal beauty implies, is Chopin, that seldom does his morbidity madden, his voluptuousness poison. ❋ James Huneker (1890)

Well, with China, we have a, what we call formal bilaterals, which is just I sit down with the Chinese Foreign Minister, there are officials there, there are note takers and record keepers; it's a formal meeting. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This claim is anachronistic in that it presupposes Aristotle's own novel view that a complete explanation must encompass four factors: what he called the formal, material, efficient, and final causes. ❋ Curd, Patricia (2007)

M. O'BRIEN: Ben Hatfield, who is the chief executive officer of the company which owns the Sago M.ne, number one, said as he tried to explain what happened that the company never made what he called a formal announcement. ❋ Unknown (2006)

If the formal is allowed here, wouldn't 'Usted desea algún agua' be the question of 'Do you want some agua? ❋ Unknown (2002)

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