formalist
See also: Formalist
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
formalist (plural formalists)
- An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
- 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 225:
- The Besht preached that the simple man, imbued with native faith and able to pray fervently and wholeheartedly with a sense of joy in his heart, was nearer and dearer to God than the learned but joyless formalist spending his whole life in the study of Talmud.
- An advocate of formalism
Translations edit
overly formal person
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advocate of formalism
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Adjective edit
formalist (comparative more formalist, superlative most formalist)
- Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
of or pertaining to formalism
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Further reading edit
- “formalist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “formalist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- "formalist" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 137.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: for‧ma‧list
Noun edit
formalist m (plural formalisten, diminutive formalistje n)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French formaliste.
Adjective edit
formalist m or n (feminine singular formalistă, masculine plural formaliști, feminine and neuter plural formaliste)
Declension edit
Declension of formalist
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | formalist | formalistă | formaliști | formaliste | ||
definite | formalistul | formalista | formaliștii | formalistele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | formalist | formaliste | formaliști | formaliste | ||
definite | formalistului | formalistei | formaliștilor | formalistelor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
- formàlista (Bosnia, Serbia)
Etymology edit
From fȏrma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
formàlist m (Cyrillic spelling форма̀лист)
Declension edit
Declension of formalist
singular | plural | |
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nominative | formalist | formalisti |
genitive | formalista | formalista |
dative | formalistu | formalistima |
accusative | formalista | formaliste |
vocative | formaliste | formalisti |
locative | formalistu | formalistima |
instrumental | formalistom | formalistima |
References edit
- “formalist” in Hrvatski jezični portal