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formal

See also: formál and formål

EnglishEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English formel, borrowed from Old French formel, from Latin formalis, from forma (“form”); see form.

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AdjectiveEdit

formal (comparative more formal, superlative most formal)

  1. Being in accord with established forms.
    She spoke formal English, without any dialect.
  2. Official.
    I'd like to make a formal complaint.
    Despite efforts by limnologists and freshwater biologists to create a formal definition of “pond”, there is still no universal distinction between a “pond” and a “lake.”
  3. Relating to the form or structure 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, the spherical (usually in its most practical form, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] 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 than formal development for its originality.
  4. Relating to formation.
    The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development.
  5. Ceremonial or traditional.
    Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!
  6. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
    He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit.
  7. Organized; well-structured and planned.
    When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse.
  8. (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.
    Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.
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NounEdit

formal (countable and uncountable, plural formals)

  1. (clothing) An evening gown.
    • 1965, Shadow Morton (lyrics and music), “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 formal dress code.
    Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal.
  3. (programming) A formal parameter.
  4. (Oxbridge slang) Ellipsis of formal hall..
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Etymology 2Edit

see formo-

NounEdit

formal (plural formals)

  1. (uncountable) Formalin.
  2. An acetal formed from formaldehyde.
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TranslationsEdit
formalin — see formalin

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin fōrmālis.

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AdjectiveEdit

formal (masculine and feminine plural formals)

  1. formal
    Antonym: informal

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Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin formalis, from forma (“form”).

AdjectiveEdit

formal

  1. formal

ReferencesEdit

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

GalicianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Latin formalis.

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NounEdit

formal m (plural formais)

  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 o formal 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 whole plot 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 of tiles

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Latin formalis.

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formal m or f (plural formais)

  1. formal
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ReferencesEdit

  • “formal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “formal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “formal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “formal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “formal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Form +‎ -al

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AdjectiveEdit

formal (strong nominative masculine singular formaler, comparative formaler, superlative am formalsten)

  1. formal (being in accord with established forms)

Usage notesEdit

Not to be confused with formell. The adjectives formell and informell express the presence or absence of ceremonies: ein informelles Treffen is a meeting in a near-private context. The adjective formal stresses the outward appearance (pro forma) as opposed to the content or the spirit.

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of formal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist formal sie ist formal es ist formal sie sind formal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative formaler formale formales formale
genitive formalen formaler formalen formaler
dative formalem formaler formalem formalen
accusative formalen formale formales formale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der formale die formale das formale die formalen
genitive des formalen der formalen des formalen der formalen
dative dem formalen der formalen dem formalen den formalen
accusative den formalen die formale das formale die formalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein formaler eine formale ein formales (keine) formalen
genitive eines formalen einer formalen eines formalen (keiner) formalen
dative einem formalen einer formalen einem formalen (keinen) formalen
accusative einen formalen eine formale ein formales (keine) formalen
Comparative forms of formal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist formaler sie ist formaler es ist formaler sie sind formaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative formalerer formalere formaleres formalere
genitive formaleren formalerer formaleren formalerer
dative formalerem formalerer formalerem formaleren
accusative formaleren formalere formaleres formalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der formalere die formalere das formalere die formaleren
genitive des formaleren der formaleren des formaleren der formaleren
dative dem formaleren der formaleren dem formaleren den formaleren
accusative den formaleren die formalere das formalere die formaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein formalerer eine formalere ein formaleres (keine) formaleren
genitive eines formaleren einer formaleren eines formaleren (keiner) formaleren
dative einem formaleren einer formaleren einem formaleren (keinen) formaleren
accusative einen formaleren eine formalere ein formaleres (keine) formaleren
Superlative forms of formal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am formalsten sie ist am formalsten es ist am formalsten sie sind am formalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative formalster formalste formalstes formalste
genitive formalsten formalster formalsten formalster
dative formalstem formalster formalstem formalsten
accusative formalsten formalste formalstes formalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der formalste die formalste das formalste die formalsten
genitive des formalsten der formalsten des formalsten der formalsten
dative dem formalsten der formalsten dem formalsten den formalsten
accusative den formalsten die formalste das formalste die formalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein formalster eine formalste ein formalstes (keine) formalsten
genitive eines formalsten einer formalsten eines formalsten (keiner) formalsten
dative einem formalsten einer formalsten einem formalsten (keinen) formalsten
accusative einen formalsten eine formalste ein formalstes (keine) formalsten

Further readingEdit

  • “formal” in Duden online
  • “formal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

PiedmonteseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin formalis.

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formal

  1. formal

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin fōrmālis. By surface analysis, forma +‎ -al.

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: for‧mal

AdjectiveEdit

formal m or f (plural formais)

  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 readingEdit

  • “formal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French formel, Latin formalis.

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AdjectiveEdit

formal m or n (feminine singular formală, masculine plural formali, feminine and neuter plural formale)

  1. formal

DeclensionEdit

Declension of formal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite formal formală formali formale
definite formalul formala formalii formalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite formal formale formali formale
definite formalului formalei formalilor formalelor

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin formalis.

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

formal (plural formales)

  1. formal
  2. reliable, dependable

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