formulaicness

English

Etymology

formulaic +‎ -ness

Noun

formulaicness (uncountable)

1. the state or condition of being formulaic; following a formula or predictable pattern
   • 1997, Egbert J. BAKKER, Ahuvia Kahane, Written Voices, Spoken Signs: Tradition, Performance, and the Epic Text‎^[1]:

     "In medieval literary studies the discussion of "transitional texts" has referred particularly to the pervading formulaicness of vernacular poetry."

Synonyms

• formulaicity