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formalism
  1. Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
  2. (computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
  3. (literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception.
  4. (music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.
  5. (mathematics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. punctiliousness, decorum, propriety, protocol, ceremony, formality, ceremoniousness, pomp, conformity, nicety, politeness, preciseness, strictness, courteousness, ceremonial, form, formal courtesy, etiquette, conventionality, politesse, primness, punctilio, conventionalism, correctness, courtliness, stateliness, ritual, solemnity, mummery, smartness, p's and q's, red tape, formalities, niceties, fuss, prescription, good form, attention to detail, prudery, stuffiness, stiff bearing, stiffness, staidness, starch, courtesy, mores, civilities, manners, done thing, social graces … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “The materiality of the paint and the sticky pull and release of the printing process showed a rough and ready formalism at work.”
      “In contrast to what he sees as the dry formalism of his forbears, Morrison offers a self-consciously passionate response to the play.”
      “When judging legal cases, British courts have a long tradition of formalism.”
formalist
  1. An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
  2. An advocate of formalism
  3. Synonyms:
      4. purist, perfectionist, precisionist, precisian, pedant, quibbler, dogmatist, traditionalist, stickler, doctrinaire, casuist, caviller, conservative, nitpicker, pettifogger, classicist, conformist, sophist, carper, Dryasdust, literalist, fundamentalist, orthodox, fault-finder, hair-splitter, hairsplitter, nit-picker, idealist, obsessive, stickler for perfection, fussbudget, fusspot, zealot, fanatic, nut, maniac, insistent person, scholar, theoretician, obfuscator, micromanager, fusser, reactionary, fogey, conventionalist, diehard, bourgeois … more
formalisms
  1. plural of formalism
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punctiliousness, decorums, proprieties, protocols, ceremonies, formalities, ceremoniousness, pomps, conformities, niceties, politenesses, precisenesses, strictnesses, courteousnesses, ceremonials, forms, etiquettes, conventionalities, politesses, primnesses, punctilios, conventionalisms, courtlinesses, statelinesses, correctnesses, solemnities, rituals, smartnesses, mummeries, red tape, fusses, prescriptions, pruderies, starches, good form, stuffinesses, stiffnesses, staidnesses, orthodoxies, traditionalisms, conservatisms, conformisms, pedantries, quibblings, carpings, fastidiousness, sophistries … more
formalists
  1. plural of formalist
  2. Synonyms:
      3. purists, perfectionists, precisionists, precisians, pedants, quibblers, dogmatists, traditionalists, sticklers, doctrinaires, casuists, cavillers, conservatives, nitpickers, pettifoggers, classicists, conformists, sophists, carpers, literalists, fundamentalists, orthodoxes, hair-splitters, hairsplitters, nit-pickers, obsessives, idealists, fusspots, fussbudgets, zealots, fanatics, maniacs, nuts, theoreticians, obfuscators, scholars, fussers, micromanagers, reactionaries, fogies, conventionalists, diehards, bourgeois, stick-in-the-muds, old fogies … more
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