10 Letter Words for Formalness
formalness
9 Letter Words for Formalness
farnesols, moralness
8 Letter Words for Formalness
almoners, farnesol, foamless, foramens, forensal, formless, moanless, mornless, normless, safroles, salferns
7 Letter Words for Formalness
almners, almoner, armless, enamors, enforms, falsers, farness, femoral, flamens, flamers, flasers, flosser, foamers, foramen, foreman, forlane, formals, fossane, froeman, lassoer, loafers, loaners, manless, masoner, melanos, merlons, moaners, molasse, monases, moneral, morales, morsels, nemoral, normals, norsels, oarless, oarsmen, orleans, ramsons, ransels, ransoms, reasons, reloans, rosales, safrole, safrols, salerno, salfern, salmons, samlors, senoras, sermons, serosal, sesamol, soleras
6 Letter Words for Formalness
almner, almose, amoles, anoles, anomer, arless, arseno, arsons, asself, enamor, enarms, enform, enmass, enmoss, falern, falsen, falser, falses, famose, farles, faroes, farses, fasels, feasor, felons, femals, fermal, flamen, flamer, flames, flanes, flares, flaser, fleams, floran, floras, flores, flossa, foamer, foeman, forams, forane, forels, formal, formel, formes, frames, frasse, frenal, freons, fresno, lamers, lanose, lasers, learns, lemans, lemnos, lemons, lesson, lessor, loafer, loaner, loners, lorans, losers, losser, maleos, maness, manors, manser, manses, marles, marons, marses, masers, masons, massel, masser, melano, melons, melosa, mensal, mensas, merlon, mesons, messan, messor, moaner, molars, monals, monase, monera, morale, morals, morass, morels, morena, mornes, morsal, morsel, morses, mosser, namers, naoses, nasrol, nasser, nerals, nerols, normal, normas, norsel, nosers, nossel, onless, oreman, orlean, ramens, ramose, ramson, ransel, ranses, ransom, rassle, realms, realos, reason, reloan, remans, remass, romals, romans, roseal, safrol, salmon, salome, salons, samlor, samson, sarsen, sarson, season, semola, senora, senors, sensal, sensor, sermon, serons, serosa, slanes, sloans, smears, smores, snares, snarfs, snarls, snores, soares, sofane, sofars, solans, solars, soleas, solemn, solens, solera, solers, solfas, somans, somers, somler, somner, sonars, sorels, sorema
5 Letter Words for Formalness
aeron, afore, afros, alefs, almes, almon, aloes, alone, alose, amens, amess, amole, amsel, anole, anser, arles, arose, arsle, arson, earls, earns, elans, enarm, enols, enorm, eorls, false, fames, fanes, fanos, fares, farle, farls, farms, faros, farse, feals, fears, felon, femal, feral, ferms, ferns, flame, flams, flane, flans, flare, fleam, flear, fleas, floes, flora, flors, floss, fname, foals, foams, fomes, foram, forel, fores, forma, forme, forms, fossa, fosse, frame, frase, frass, fream, frena, freon, fress, froes, frons, lamer, lames, lanes, lares, larns, laron, laser, lases, lasso, leafs, leams, leans, learn, lears, leman, lemna, lemon, lenos, lessn, loafs, loams, loans, loess, lomas, lomes, lonas, loner, loran, loren, lores, losen, loser, loses, maleo, males, manes, manor, manos, manse, manso, mares, marle, marls, maron, maros, marse, maser, mases, mason, masse, meals, means, melas, melon, melos, mensa, merls, meros, mesal, mesas, meson, moans, molar, molas, moler, moles, monal, monas, monel, moner, morae, moral, moras, morel, mores, morne, morns, morse, mosan, mosel, moses, namer, names, nares, neals, nears, nefas, nemas, nemos, neral, nerol, noels, noles, nomas, nomes, norma, norms, norse, noser, noses, oases, olena, omens, omers, omnes, oners, orale, orals, orans, orfes, orles, ornes, orsel, osela, ossal, ossea, rales, ramen, ramon, rasen, rason, rasse, realm, realo, reals, reams, reans, refan, reman, renal, roams, roans, roles, rolfs, romal, roman, romas, rones, rosal, rosel, roses, safen, safer, safes, salem, sales, salmo, salon, salse, samel, samen, sames, saner, sanes, saone, saron, saros, seals, seams, seans, sears, selar, selfs, selma, senal, senam, senas, senor, sensa, senso, seora, seral, serfs, sermo, seron, sesma, slaes, slams, slane, slare, sloan, sloes, slone, smear, smore, snare, snarf, snarl, snars, snore, soare, soars, sofar, sofas, sofer, solan, solar, solas, solea, solen, soler, soles, solfa, somal, soman, somas, somne, sonar, sones, sonse, soral, soras, sorel, sores, sorns
4 Letter Words for Formalness
aero, afer, afro, alef, alem, alen, ales, alme, alms, aloe, also, amel, amen, amon, amor, amos, anes, anre, aren, ares, arfs, arle, arms, arno, asem, asor, asse, assn, eans, earl, earn, ears, elan, elfs, elms, emfs, emos, enam, enol, eoan, eons, eorl, eral, eras, erns, eros, fame, fane, fano, fans, faon, fare, farl, farm, faro, fars, fass, feal, fear, fels, fems, fens, ferm, fern, fers, fess, flam, flan, flea, floe, flon, flor, fnma, foal, foam, foen, foes, fole, fone, fons, fore, form, foss, frae, fras, fren, froe, from, fros, laen, laer, lame, lams, lane, laos, lare, larn, lars, lase, lass, leaf, leam, lean, lear, leas, lena, leno, lens, leon, leos, less, loaf, loam, loan, loma, lome, lone, lora, lore, lorn, lors, lose, loss, maes, male, malo, mals, mane, mano, mans, mare, marl, maro, mars, mase, mass, meal, mean, mear, meas, mela, mels, meno, mens, merl, mero, mesa, meso, mess, mfrs, mnas, moan, moas, moes, mola, mole, mols, mona, mone, mons, mora, more, morn, mors, mose, moss, mrna, nael, nale, name, nams, naos, nare, naso, neaf, neal, near, nefs, nema, nemo, ness, noel, noes, nole, noma, nome, noms, nore, norm, nose, oafs, oars, olam, olea, oles, olms, oman, omen, omer, oner, ones, orae, oral, oran, oras, ores, orfe, orfs, orle, orna, osar, oses, ossa, osse, rale, rals, rame, rams, rane, real, ream, rean, refl, refs, rems, reno, roam, roan, roes, role, rolf, roma, rome, roms, rone, rosa, rose, ross, safe, sale, sals, same, sane, sans, sare, sars, seal, seam, sean, sear, seas, self, sels, sena, sens, seor, serf, sero, sers, slam, sloe, slon, snar, soam, soar, sofa, sola, sole, soln, sols, soma, some, soms, sone, sons, sora, sore, sorn
3 Letter Words for Formalness
aer, aes, ale, alf, aln, alo, als, ame, ane, ans, aor, are, arf, arm, arn, ars, ase, asl, ass, eam, ean, ear, eas, efl, efs, ela, elf, elm, els, emf, emo, ems, enl, ens, eof, eom, eon, eos, era, erf, ern, ers, esm, esr, ess, fam, fan, fao, far, fas, fem, fen, fer, fes, flo, foe, fol, fon, for, fra, fro, frs, lam, lan, lao, lar, las, lea, lem, leo, ler, les, lnr, loa, loe, lof, lor, los, mae, mal, man, mao, mar, mas, mea, mel, men, mer, mes, mfa, mfr, mls, mna, moa, moe, mol, mon, mor, mos, mrs, msl, mss, nae, naf, nam, nar, nas, nea, nef, neo, noa, nol, nom, nor, nos, oaf, oam, oar, oas, oer, oes, ola, ole, olm, oms, ona, one, ons, ora, ore, orf, orl, ors, ose, raf, ram, ran, ras, rea, ref, rel, rem, res, rfs, rle, rms, rna, roe, rom, ron, ros, sal, sam, san, sao, sar, sea, sel, sem, sen, ser, sfm, sla, sle, sma, sml, sol, som, son, sse
Definitions for Formalness
[1] being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
[2] marked by form or ceremony: a formal occasion.
[3] designed for wear or use at occasions or events marked by elaborate ceremony or prescribed social observance: The formal attire included tuxedos and full-length gowns.
[4] requiring a type of dress suitable for such occasions: a formal dance.
[5] observant of conventional requirements of behavior, procedure, etc., as persons; ceremonious.
[6] excessively ceremonious: a manner that was formal and austere.
[7] being a matter of form only; perfunctory: We expected more than just formal courtesy.
[8] made or done in accordance with procedures that ensure validity: a formal authorization.
[9] of, relating to, or emphasizing the organization or composition of the constituent elements in a work of art perceived separately from its subject matter: a formal approach to painting; the formal structure of a poem.
[10] being in accordance with prescribed or customary forms: a formal siege.
[11] Theater . (of a stage setting) generalized and simplified in design, especially of architectural elements, and serving as a permanent set for a play irrespective of changes in location.
[12] acquired in school; academic: He had little formal training in economics.
[13] symmetrical or highly organized: a formal garden.
[14] of, reflecting, or noting a usage of language in which syntax, pronunciation, etc., adhere to traditional standards of correctness and usage is characterized by the absence of casual, contracted, and colloquial forms: The paper was written in formal English.
[15] Philosophy . pertaining to form. Aristotelianism . not material; essential.
[16] Logic . formal logic.
[17] pertaining to the form, shape, or mode of a thing, especially as distinguished from the substance: formal writing, bereft of all personality.
[18] being such merely in appearance or name; nominal: a formal head of the government having no actual powers.
[19] Mathematics . (of a proof) in strict logical form with a justification for every step. (of a calculation) correct in form; made with strict justification for every step. (of a calculation, derivation, representation, or the like) of or relating to manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning.
[20] a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
[21] an evening gown.
[22] in formal attire: We're supposed to go formal.
[23] of, according to, or following established or prescribed forms, conventions, etc a formal document
[24] characterized by observation of conventional forms of ceremony, behaviour, dress, etc a formal dinner
[25] methodical, precise, or stiff
[26] suitable for occasions organized according to conventional ceremony formal dress
[27] denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, used by educated speakers and writers of a language
[28] acquired by study in academic institutions a formal education
[29] regular or symmetrical in form a formal garden
[30] of or relating to the appearance, form, etc, of something as distinguished from its substance
[31] logically deductive formal proof
[32] philosophy of or relating to form as opposed to matter or content pertaining to the essence or nature of something formal cause (in the writings of Descartes) pertaining to the correspondence between an image or idea and its object being in the formal mode
[33] denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is a stranger, social superior, etc in French the pronoun ``vous'' is formal, while ``tu'' is informal
[34] another name for methylal
Words related to Formalness
formalrigor, harshness, strictness, formality, sternness, solemnity, acerbity, gravity, seriousness, coldness, stiffness, obduracy, inflexibility, stringency, asperity, grimness, exactness, hardness, rigidity, inclemency
Words nearby Formalness
formalform letter, form stop, form word, formability, formad's kidney, formal, formal cause, formal equivalence, formal language, formal logic, formal mode
Origin of Formalness
11350–1400; Middle English formal, formel < Latin fōrmālis. See form, -al1
Other words from Formalness
for·mal·ness , noun
Word origin for Formalness
C19: from form (ic ) + -al ³
Synonyms for Formalness
rigor, acerbity, asperity, astringence, coldness, exactness, formality, gravity, grimness, hardness, harshness, inclemency, inflexibility, obduracy, rigidity, seriousness, solemnity, sternness, stiffness, strictness, stringency, exactingness
