formalism

Other forms of formalism

plural

formalisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about formalism

What does formalism mean?

formalism means "the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in formalism?

formalism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹməˌlɪzəm/.

What is the opposite of formalism?

The recorded antonyms are imitation.

Is formalism a common word?

formalism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with formalism?

48 words rhyme with formalism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.