formal
English
/ˈfɔɹməl/, /ˈfɔːməl/
adj
Definitions
- Being in accord with established forms.
- Official.
- Relating to the form or structure of something.
- Relating to formation.
- Ceremonial or traditional.
- Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
- Organized; well-structured and planned.
- (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English formel borrowed from Old French formel derived from Latin formalis.
Origin
Latin
formalis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiformalism English
- antiformalist English
- deformalize English
- formalish English
- formalism English
- formalist English
- formalistic English
- formality English
- formalizability English
- formalizable English
- formalization English
- formalize English
- formalizer English
- formally English
- formalness English
- formalwear English
- hyperformal English
- informal English
- informalism English
- informalize English
- informally English
- microformal English
- neoformalism English
- neoformalist English
- nonformal English
- nonformalism English
- overformal English
- postformal English
- pseudoformal English
- reformalize English
- semi-informal English
- semiformal English
- semiformality English
- semiformalization English
- semiformally English
- unformal English
- formalismi Finnish
- formalis Latin
- fōrma Latin
- formális Hungarian
- informális Hungarian
- formaliteit Dutch, Flemish
- formalité French
- formel French
- формали́зм Russian
- formal Spanish, Castilian
- formal Portuguese
- formel Middle English
- formel Old French
- formal Galician
- פורמלי Hebrew (modern)
- formal Crimean Tatar
- formal Piedmontese
- informal
- formally
- unformal
- formalish
- formality
- formalism
- formalist
- formalize
- nonformal
- informally
- formalness
- overformal
- formalwear
- formalizer
- semiformal
- postformal
- formalistic
- reformalize
- microformal
- informalism
- hyperformal
- deformalize
- informalize
- neoformalist
- nonformalism
- pseudoformal
- semiformally
- formalizable
- neoformalism
- antiformalism
- formalization
- semiformality
- antiformalist
- semi-informal
- formalizability
- semiformalization