formalness
正式性,形式主义,形式化,形式上
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Definitions
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- : being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- : marked by form or ceremony: a formal occasion.
- : designed for wear or use at occasions or events marked by elaborate ceremony or prescribed social observance: The formal attire included tuxedos and full-length gowns.
- : requiring a type of dress suitable for such occasions: a formal dance.
- : observant of conventional requirements of behavior, procedure, etc., as persons; ceremonious.
- : excessively ceremonious: a manner that was formal and austere.
- : being a matter of form only; perfunctory: We expected more than just formal courtesy.
- : made or done in accordance with procedures that ensure validity: a formal authorization.
- : of, relating to, or emphasizing the organization or composition of the constituent elements in a work of art perceived separately from its subject matter: a formal approach to painting; the formal structure of a poem.
- : being in accordance with prescribed or customary forms: a formal siege.
- : Theater. generalized and simplified in design, especially of architectural elements, and serving as a permanent set for a play irrespective of changes in location.
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Examples
Broadly, the war is between the formal linguists and the sociolinguists.
Taking place after the 400-person formal dinner, it’s geared specifically toward younger people and costs less than one-third of the spring benefit’s entry-level ticket.
No surprise, there’s been a trend away from formal event–oriented wear, but other than that there hasn’t been much change.
Those interactions are less formal than what you get with video-conferencing services.
It’s not as formal as perhaps a medical leave of absence where a third party is approving a leave request.
As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.
He hoped also to be a chaplain through his local church, and he was nearing the end of his formal training.
“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.
I remember that he's a food-and-wine maven and rather formal.
“To my knowledge, there was no formal consultation done with the tribes on this policy,” says Eid.
Twice a year the formal invitation was sent out by the old nobleman to his only son, and to his two nephews.
Various matters mentioned by the governor receive perfunctory and formal answers.
Tressan advanced to meet him, a smile of cordial welcome on his lips, and they bowed to each other in formal greeting.
She sat in a distant corner of the formal room discreetly lit by a shaded lamp.
There were two hard formal-looking couches, with straight backs and spider legs.