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Definition of Formalness
1. Noun. A manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies. "The formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
Generic synonyms: Manner, Personal Manner
Specialized synonyms: Ceremoniousness, Stateliness
Attributes: Formal, Informal, Formal, Informal
Antonyms: Informality
Derivative terms: Formal, Formal
Definition of Formalness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formalness
Literary usage of Formalness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italian Cities by Edwin Howland Blashfield (1902)
"The composition of the Disputa, for all its formalness, indeed, because of its
formalness, is splendidly successful. The figures in the School ..."
2. Italian Cities by Edwin Howland Blashfield (1902)
"The composition of the Disputa, for all its formalness, indeed, because of its
formalness, is splendidly successful. The figures in the School of Athens are ..."
3. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1913)
"See stone. precise, a. exact; formal, punctilious, particular, prim, prudish.
precision, n. exactness, accuracy; formalness, prudery. predatory, ..."
4. The Work of the Teacher by Sheldon Emmor Davis (1921)
"Failure to concede this right to set its own standards of appropriate behavior
leads to holding the formalness of average school organization up to undue ..."
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