9 Letter Words for Formalist
formalist
8 Letter Words for Formalist
moralist
7 Letter Words for Formalist
aliform, amorist, aortism, faitors, farmost, filator, firlots, florist, flotsam, formals, formats, maftirs, mirasol, mistral, mortals, oralism, oralist, ortalis, ramtils, rialtos, somital, storial, striola, stromal, tailors
6 Letter Words for Formalist
afrits, almost, amrits, aorist, aristo, armils, artois, astrol, faitor, fatism, firlot, flairs, flioma, flirts, floats, floras, flotas, foliar, forams, formal, format, fortis, fotmal, frails, fraims, fraist, limosa, lomita, maftir, malist, maloti, maoist, maoris, marist, matlos, matris, milors, mistal, mitral, molars, morals, morats, morias, morsal, mortal, mortis, mostra, motifs, ostial, ramist, ramtil, ratios, rialto, romals, rosita, safrol, sailor, samlor, satori, siloam, smalti, smalto, somali, somrai, sortal, stomal, strail, strial, stroam, stroil, stroma, tailor, taoism, tolars, tomial, trails, trials, triols
5 Letter Words for Formalist
afrit, afros, airts, alifs, aliso, alist, aloft, altos, amort, amrit, arils, ariot, arist, armil, armit, astir, astor, atmos, atoms, fails, fairm, fairs, faits, fario, farls, farms, faros, farsi, farts, fasti, fatil, fator, fatso, fiars, fiats, filao, filar, films, filos, firma, firms, first, flair, flams, flats, flirs, flirt, flits, float, floit, flora, flors, flota, flots, foals, foams, foils, foist, folia, foram, forma, forms, forts, frail, fraim, frati, frats, frisa, frist, frits, frost, iotas, islam, islot, ismal, isort, lairs, laris, latro, liars, liart, lifts, limas, limos, lirot, litas, litra, loafs, loams, loast, lofts, loirs, lomas, lomta, loris, lotas, mails, mairs, maist, malis, malto, malts, maori, maris, marli, marls, maros, marts, matis, matlo, milfs, milor, milos, milts, mitra, moats, moils, moira, moist, moits, molar, molas, molts, moral, moras, morat, moria, morta, morts, motif, omits, orals, ostia, rafts, rails, raits, ramis, ratio, ratos, rials, rifts, rimal, rimas, riots, roams, roast, roils, roist, rolfs, romal, romas, rosal, rosit, rosti, rotal, rotas, rotis, rotls, salmi, salmo, salto, sarif, simal, simar, sitao, sitar, slait, slart, slirt, sloat, smalt, smart, smift, smilo, smolt, sofar, sofia, softa, solar, solfa, somal, soral, sorta, stail, staio, stair, stoai, stola, stoma, storm, stram, stria, strom, tails, talio, talis, tamil, tamis, taros, tarsi, tiars, timar, timor, tirls, tirma, tirol, tisar, toils, tolar, tolas, tomia, toral, torma, trail, trams, trial, trias, trifa, trims, triol, trios, trois
4 Letter Words for Formalist
afro, ails, aims, airs, airt, aits, alif, alms, also, alto, alts, amil, amis, amit, amli, amor, amos, aoli, arfs, aril, aris, arms, arts, asio, asor, astr, atis, atli, atmo, atom, fail, fair, fait, farl, farm, faro, fars, fart, fast, fats, fiar, fiat, fila, film, filo, fils, filt, firm, firs, fist, fits, flam, flat, flir, flit, flor, flot, foal, foam, foil, form, fort, fots, fras, frat, frim, fris, frit, from, fros, frot, ilot, iota, ital, itas, itmo, laft, lair, lait, lams, laos, lari, lars, last, lati, lats, liar, lias, lifo, lift, lima, limo, lira, list, lits, loaf, loam, loft, loir, loma, lora, lori, lors, lost, lota, loti, lots, mail, mair, mali, malo, mals, malt, maoi, mari, marl, maro, mars, mart, mast, mats, mfrs, mias, mila, milf, milo, mils, milt, miro, mirs, miso, mist, moas, moat, moil, moir, moit, mola, mols, molt, mora, mors, mort, most, mota, mots, oafs, oars, oast, oats, oils, olam, olms, omit, oral, oras, orfs, orts, osar, otis, raft, rail, rais, rait, rals, rami, rams, rast, rato, rats, rial, rias, rifs, rift, rima, rims, riot, rist, rita, rits, roam, roil, roit, rolf, roma, roms, rosa, rost, rota, roti, rotl, rots, saft, sail, saim, sair, salt, sami, sari, sart, sati, sial, siam, sift, sila, silo, silt, sima, siol, sita, slam, slat, slim, slit, slot, smir, soam, soar, sofa, soft, soil, soir, sola, soma, sora, sori, sort, stam, star, stim, stir, stoa, stof, stor, stra, tail, tais, tali, tams, taos, tari, taro, tars, tiao, tiar, tils, tirl, toil, tola, toms, tori, tors, tosa, tram, trim, trio, tsia
3 Letter Words for Formalist
aft, ail, aim, air, ais, ait, alf, alo, als, alt, ami, amt, aor, arf, arm, ars, art, asl, ast, atm, fam, fao, far, fas, fat, fil, fir, fit, flo, flt, fmt, fol, for, fot, fra, fri, fro, frs, frt, iao, ifs, ilo, imf, imo, iof, ios, ira, irs, isl, ism, iso, ist, ita, its, lai, lam, lao, lar, las, lat, lif, lim, lir, lis, lit, loa, lof, lor, los, lot, lst, ltm, ltr, mal, mao, mar, mas, mat, mfa, mfr, mia, mil, mir, mis, mit, mls, moa, moi, mol, mor, mos, mot, mri, mrs, msl, mst, mts, oaf, oam, oar, oas, oat, oft, oil, ois, ola, olm, oms, ora, orf, orl, ors, ort, osi, raf, rai, ram, ras, rat, rfs, ria, rif, rim, rio, rit, rms, roi, rom, ros, rot, rti, sai, sal, sam, sao, sar, sat, sfm, sif, sil, sim, sir, sit, sla, slt, sma, sml, sol, som, sot, sri, sta, stm, str, tai, tal, tam, tao, tar, tas, tfr, til, tim, tis, tlo, tlr, toa, toi, tol, tom, tor, tos, tra, trf, tri, trm, trs, tsi
Definitions for Formalist
[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 Formalist
formalismenforcer, idealist, quibbler, fusspot, purist, trainer, authoritarian, bully, stickler, master, tyrant, despot, teacher, sundowner, sergeant, fussbudget
Words nearby Formalist
formalismformal mode, formal system, formaldehyde, formalin, formalin pigment, formalism, formality, formalize, formally, formalwear, formamidase
Origin of Formalist
mFirst recorded in 1830–40; formal1 + -ism
Other words from Formalist
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 Formalist
fusspot, idealist, purist, quibbler, fussbudget, nit-picker
