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See also:formálandformål

English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishformel, borrowed fromOld Frenchformel, fromLatinfōrmālis, fromfōrma(“form”); equivalent toform +‎-al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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formal (comparativemoreformal,superlativemostformal)

  1. Being in accord with establishedforms.
    She spokeformal English, without any dialect.
  2. Official.
    I'd like to make aformal complaint.
    Despite efforts by limnologists and freshwater biologists to create aformal definition of “pond”, there is still no universal distinction between a “pond” and a “lake.”
  3. Relating to theform orstructure of something.
    Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.
    • 1978, Heikki Seppä,Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths,[Kent, Oh.]:Kent State University Press,→ISBN, page 1:
      THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING[…] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, thespherical (usually in its most practical form, thedomical), thecylindrical, and thecubical.[…] The possibilities for further variations on them are all but exhausted, there being little chance to express new and unusual ideas within the framework of such limited choices. As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather thanformal development for its originality.
  4. Relating toformation.
    Theformal stage is a critical part of any child's development.
  5. Ceremonial ortraditional.
    Formal wearmust be worn at my wedding!
  6. Proper, according to strictetiquette; notcasual.
    He's always veryformal, and I wish he'd relax a bit.
  7. Organized;well-structured andplanned.
    When they became aformal club the rowers built a small boathouse.
  8. (especially sciences, mathematics, linguistics) In accordance with amethodological framework with well-definedrules orlaws;rigorous.
    A set of words can beformal cognates only if they can be derived from a common ancestor by regular sound laws.
    Onlyformal proofs, which derive theorems logically from their given axioms, are considered satisfactory in modern mathematics.
  9. (mathematics, philosophy) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings ofsymbols, without regard to their meaning.
    Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.
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Translations
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being in accord with established forms
official
relating to the form or structure of something
ceremonial
mathematics, logic: relating to mere manipulations of symbols
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Noun

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formal (countable anduncountable,pluralformals)

  1. (clothing) An eveninggown.
    • 1965,Shadow Morton, “Sophisticated Boom Boom”, performed by The Shangri-Las:
      Well, I open up the door / And much to my surprise / The girls were wearin'formals / And the boys were wearin' ties
  2. An event with a formaldress code.
    Jenny took Sam to her Year 12formal.
  3. (programming) Aformal parameter.
  4. (Oxbridgeslang)Ellipsis offormal hall..
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Etymology 2

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Seeformo-.

Noun

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formal (countable anduncountable,pluralformals)

  1. (uncountable)Formalin.
  2. Anacetal formed fromformaldehyde.
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Translations
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formalin—seeformalin

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinfōrmālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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formal m orf (masculine and feminine pluralformals)

  1. formal
    Antonym:informal

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Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinformalis, fromforma(“form”).

Adjective

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formal

  1. formal

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002)Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya,→ISBN

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Inherited fromLatinformalis.

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Noun

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formal m (pluralformais)

  1. site,plot
    • 1290, M. Lucas Álvarez P. Lucas Domínguez (eds.),El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 415:
      damos a uos que tenades de nos essa cassa en que uos ora morades en Eyres, con seu saydo et con todo oformal dessa casa, asi como esta çerrada de muro ao tenpo da era desta carta.
      we give you, for you to have, that house where you now dwell in Eires, with its garden and with the wholeplot of that house, as it is enclosed with a wall at the time of this charter
    Synonym:sesego
  2. foundation,ruin
  3. mould for the production oftiles

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing fromLatinformalis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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formal m orf (pluralformais)

  1. formal
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German

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Etymology

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Form +‎-al

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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formal (strong nominative masculine singularformaler,comparativeformaler,superlativeamformalsten)

  1. formal(being in accord with established forms)

Usage notes

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Not to be confused withformell.The adjectivesformell andinformell express the presence or absence of ceremonies:ein informelles Treffen is a meeting in a near-private context.The adjectiveformal stresses the outward appearance (pro forma) as opposed to the content or the spirit.

Declension

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Positive forms offormal
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristformalsieistformalesistformalsiesindformal
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeformalerformaleformalesformale
genitiveformalenformalerformalenformaler
dativeformalemformalerformalemformalen
accusativeformalenformaleformalesformale
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederformaledieformaledasformaledieformalen
genitivedesformalenderformalendesformalenderformalen
dativedemformalenderformalendemformalendenformalen
accusativedenformalendieformaledasformaledieformalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinformalereineformaleeinformales(keine)formalen
genitiveeinesformaleneinerformaleneinesformalen(keiner)formalen
dativeeinemformaleneinerformaleneinemformalen(keinen)formalen
accusativeeinenformaleneineformaleeinformales(keine)formalen
Comparative forms offormal
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristformalersieistformaleresistformalersiesindformaler
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeformalererformalereformaleresformalere
genitiveformalerenformalererformalerenformalerer
dativeformaleremformalererformaleremformaleren
accusativeformalerenformalereformaleresformalere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederformaleredieformaleredasformaleredieformaleren
genitivedesformalerenderformalerendesformalerenderformaleren
dativedemformalerenderformalerendemformalerendenformaleren
accusativedenformalerendieformaleredasformaleredieformaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinformalerereineformalereeinformaleres(keine)formaleren
genitiveeinesformalereneinerformalereneinesformaleren(keiner)formaleren
dativeeinemformalereneinerformalereneinemformaleren(keinen)formaleren
accusativeeinenformalereneineformalereeinformaleres(keine)formaleren
Superlative forms offormal
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristamformalstensieistamformalstenesistamformalstensiesindamformalsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeformalsterformalsteformalstesformalste
genitiveformalstenformalsterformalstenformalster
dativeformalstemformalsterformalstemformalsten
accusativeformalstenformalsteformalstesformalste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederformalstedieformalstedasformalstedieformalsten
genitivedesformalstenderformalstendesformalstenderformalsten
dativedemformalstenderformalstendemformalstendenformalsten
accusativedenformalstendieformalstedasformalstedieformalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinformalstereineformalsteeinformalstes(keine)formalsten
genitiveeinesformalsteneinerformalsteneinesformalsten(keiner)formalsten
dativeeinemformalsteneinerformalsteneinemformalsten(keinen)formalsten
accusativeeinenformalsteneineformalsteeinformalstes(keine)formalsten

Further reading

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  • “formal” inDuden online
  • “formal” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Adjective

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formal (pluralformal-formal)

  1. formal

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Malay

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Etymology

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FromEnglishformal, fromMiddle Englishformel, fromOld Frenchformel, fromLatinfōrmālis, fromfōrma(“form”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɔ(r).məl],[fo(r).mal]
  • Rhymes:-əl,-al
  • Hyphenation:for‧mal

Adjective

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formal (Jawi spellingفورمل)

  1. Formal:
    Antonym:informal
    1. Being in accord with establishedforms.
    2. Official.
      Synonym:rasmi
    3. Ceremonial ortraditional.
    4. Proper, according to strictetiquette; notcasual.
      Antonym:kasual

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Piedmontese

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Etymology

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FromLatinformalis.

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Adjective

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formal

  1. formal

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatinfōrmālis. Bysurface analysis,forma +‎-al.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:(Portugal)-al,(Brazil)-aw
  • Hyphenation:for‧mal

Adjective

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formal m orf (pluralformais)

  1. formal(being in accord with established forms)
  2. formal(official)
  3. formal(relating to the form or structure of something)
  4. formal(ceremonial)
  5. (logic)formal(involving mere manipulations of symbols)

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Further reading

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  • “formal” inDicionário Aberto based onNovo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchformel,Latinformalis.

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formal m orn (feminine singularformală,masculine pluralformali,feminine and neuter pluralformale)

  1. formal

Declension

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Declension offormal
singularplural
masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
nominative-
accusative		indefiniteformalformalăformaliformale
definiteformalulformalaformaliiformalele
genitive-
dative		indefiniteformalformaleformaliformale
definiteformaluluiformaleiformalilorformalelor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinformālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foɾˈmal/[foɾˈmal]
  • Rhymes:-al
  • Syllabification:for‧mal

Adjective

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formal m orf (masculine and feminine pluralformales)

  1. formal
  2. reliable,dependable

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