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Showing words for FORMALISM using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Formalism

formalism

8 Letter Words for Formalism

maliform, moralism

7 Letter Words for Formalism

aliform, amorism, formals, formism, immoral, mirasol, misform, oralism

6 Letter Words for Formalism

armils, flairs, flamms, flioma, floras, foliar, forams, formal, frails, fraims, limmas, limosa, malism, maoism, maoris, milors, mimosa, molars, morals, morias, mormal, morsal, ramism, romals, safrol, sailor, samlor, siloam, somali, somrai

5 Letter Words for Formalism

afros, alifs, aliso, ammos, arils, armil, fails, fairm, fairs, fario, farls, farms, faros, farsi, fiars, filao, filar, films, filos, firma, firms, flair, flamm, flams, flirs, flora, flors, foals, foams, foils, folia, foram, forma, forms, frail, fraim, frisa, imams, islam, ismal, lairs, laris, liars, limas, limma, limos, loafs, loams, loirs, lomas, loris, mails, maims, mairs, malis, malmo, malms, maori, maris, marli, marls, marms, maros, miasm, milfs, milor, milos, moils, moira, molar, molas, moral, moras, moria, orals, rails, ramis, rammi, rials, rimal, rimas, roams, roils, rolfs, romal, romas, rosal, salmi, salmo, sarif, simal, simar, smalm, smarm, smilo, sofar, sofia, solar, solfa, somal, somma, soral

4 Letter Words for Formalism

afro, ails, aims, airs, alif, alms, also, amil, amis, amli, ammi, ammo, amor, amos, aoli, arfs, aril, aris, arms, asio, asor, fail, fair, farl, farm, faro, fars, fiar, fila, film, filo, fils, firm, firs, flam, flir, flor, foal, foam, foil, form, fras, frim, fris, from, fros, imam, lair, lamm, lams, laos, lari, lars, liar, lias, lifo, lima, limo, lira, loaf, loam, loir, loma, lora, lori, lors, mail, maim, mair, mali, malm, malo, mals, mamo, mams, maoi, mari, marl, marm, maro, mars, mfrs, mias, mila, milf, milo, mils, mima, miro, mirs, miso, moas, moil, moir, mola, mols, momi, moms, mora, mors, oafs, oars, oils, olam, olms, oral, oras, orfs, osar, rail, rais, rals, rami, rams, rial, rias, rifs, rima, rims, roam, roil, rolf, roma, roms, rosa, sail, saim, sair, sami, sari, sial, siam, sila, silo, sima, siol, slam, slim, smir, soam, soar, sofa, soil, soir, sola, soma, sora, sori

3 Letter Words for Formalism

ail, aim, air, ais, alf, alo, als, ami, aor, arf, arm, ars, asl, fam, fao, far, fas, fil, fir, flo, fol, for, fra, fri, fro, frs, iao, ifs, ilo, imf, imo, iof, ios, ira, irs, isl, ism, iso, lai, lam, lao, lar, las, lif, lim, lir, lis, loa, lof, lor, los, mal, mam, mao, mar, mas, mfa, mfr, mia, mil, mim, mir, mis, mls, mmf, moa, moi, mol, mom, mor, mos, mri, mrs, msl, oaf, oam, oar, oas, oil, ois, ola, olm, oms, ora, orf, orl, ors, osi, raf, rai, ram, ras, rfs, ria, rif, rim, rio, rms, roi, rom, ros, sai, sal, sam, sao, sar, sfm, sif, sil, sim, sir, sla, sma, sml, sol, som, sri

Definitions for Formalism

[1] strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
[2] Religion . strong attachment to external forms and observances.
[3] Ethics . a doctrine that acts are in themselves right or wrong regardless of consequences.
[4] Logic , Mathematics . a doctrine, which evolved from a proposal of David Hilbert, that mathematics, including the logic used in proofs, can be based on the formal manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning.
[5] scrupulous or excessive adherence to outward form at the expense of inner reality or content
[6] the mathematical or logical structure of a scientific argument as distinguished from its subject matter the notation, and its structure, in which information is expressed
[7] theatre a stylized mode of production
[8] (in Marxist criticism) excessive concern with artistic technique at the expense of social values, etc
[9] the philosophical theory that a mathematical statement has no meaning but that its symbols, regarded as physical objects, exhibit a structure that has useful applications Compare logicism, intuitionism

Words related to Formalism

decorum, pomp, protocol, form, formality, propriety, nicety, preciseness, prescription, usage, strictness, conformity, ceremonial, politeness, politesse, correctness, punctiliousness, conventionalism, mummery

Words nearby Formalism

formal mode, formal system, formaldehyde, formalin, formalin pigment, formalism, formality, formalize, formally, formalwear, formamidase

Origin of Formalism

First recorded in 1830–40; formal1 + -ism

Other words from Formalism

for·mal·ist , noun, adjective
for·mal·is·tic , adjective
for·mal·is·ti·cal·ly , adverb
an·ti·for·mal·ist , noun, adjective
non·for·mal·ism , noun
non·for·mal·is·tic , adjective
un·for·mal·is·tic , adjective

Synonyms for Formalism

ceremonial, conformity, decorum, form, formality, nicety, politeness, pomp, preciseness, prescription, propriety, protocol, strictness, usage, formal courtesy