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I want to seduce my viewers and be able to hold them with the work. Much of that is done in terms of formalist ideas that I bring to the work.
Catherine Opie

Meaning of "formalist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMALIST

formalist  [ˈfɔːməlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Formalist is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORMALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Formalism

Formalism may refer to: ▪ Form ▪ Formal ▪ Legal formalism, legal positivist view that the substantive justice of a law is a question for the legislature rather than the judiciary ▪ Formalism ▪ Scientific formalism ▪ Formalism, that there is no transcendent meaning to a discipline other than the literal content created by a practitioner ▪ Religious formalism, an emphasis on the ritual and observance of religion, rather than its meaning. ▪ Formalism, that statements of mathematics and logic can be thought of as statements about the consequences of certain string manipulation rules. ▪ Formalism, that a work's artistic value is entirely determined by its form ▪ Formalism ▪ Formalist film theory, focused on the formal, or technical, elements of a film ▪ Formalism ▪ Russian formalism, school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s...

Definition of formalist in the English dictionary

The first definition of formalist in the dictionary is adhering scrupulously or excessively to outward form at the expense of inner reality or content. Other definition of formalist is of or relating to the mathematical or logical structure of a scientific argument as distinguished from its subject matter. Formalist is also of or relating to the notation, and its structure, in which information is expressed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORMALIST


analyst
ˈænəlɪst
antiformalist
ˌæntɪˈfɔːməlɪst
capitalist
ˈkæpɪtəlɪst
catalyst
ˈkætəlɪst
decimalist
ˈdɛsɪməlɪst
enamelist
ɪˈnæməlɪst
finalist
ˈfaɪnəlɪst
generalist
ˈdʒɛnərəlɪst
journalist
ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst
maximalist
ˈmæksɪməlɪst
mentalist
ˈmentəlɪst
minimalist
ˈmɪnɪməlɪst
nationalist
ˈnæʃənəlɪst
naturalist
ˈnætʃrəlɪst
novelist
ˈnɒvəlɪst
realist
ˈrɪəlɪst
serialist
ˈsɪərɪəlɪst
socialist
ˈsəʊʃəlɪst
specialist
ˈspɛʃəlɪst
vocalist
ˈvəʊkəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMALIST

formal mode
formal system
formal theory
formaldehyde
formalin
formaline
formalisable
formalisation
formaliser
formalism
formalistic
formalistically
formaliter
formalities
formality
formalizable
formalization
formalize
formalizer
formally

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMALIST

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aerialist
animalist
brutalist
centralist
environmentalist
Federalist
herbalist
hospitalist
idealist
loyalist
Orientalist
pastoralist
photojournalist
removalist
revivalist
semifinalist
sensationalist
structuralist
surrealist
survivalist

Synonyms and antonyms of formalist in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «formalist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMALIST

Find out the translation of formalist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of formalist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «formalist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

形式主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formalista
570 millions of speakers

English

formalist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूपवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شكلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

формалист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আচারনিষ্ঠ ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Formalis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Formalist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

形式主義者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형식주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Formalist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người quá câu nệ hình thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மட்டுமீறிய விதிமுறைகளைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औपचारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şekilci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formalista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

formalistyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

формаліст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formalist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορμαλιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

formalistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of formalist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMALIST»

The term «formalist» is regularly used and occupies the 69.474 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about formalist

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QUOTES WITH «FORMALIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word formalist.
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Catherine Opie
I want to seduce my viewers and be able to hold them with the work. Much of that is done in terms of formalist ideas that I bring to the work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMALIST»

Discover the use of formalist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to formalist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Russian Formalist Criticism: Four Essays
By then they had produced essays that remain among the best defenses ever written for both literature and its theory. Included here are four essays representing key points in the formalists' short history.
Lee T. Lemon, Marion J. Reis, 1965
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A Formalist Theatre
Michael Kirby presents a penetrating look a theater theory and analysis.
Michael Kirby, 2011
3
Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in ...
Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide traces how this false tale has distorted studies of judging by political scientists and debates among legal theorists.
Brian Z. Tamanaha, 2009
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Boris Eikhenbaum: Voices of a Russian Formalist
This is the first book-length study of Boris Eikhenbaum (1886-1959), a leading Russian Formalist and a pathbreaking Tolstoy scholar.
Carol Joyce Any, 1994
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Art Theory and Criticism: An Anthology of Formalist, ...
Arranged chronologically, the essays in this book--each brilliantly introduced by the editor--deal with the way art and culture interact in modern times.
Sally Everett, 1995
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Henry Lee McFee and Formalist Realism in American Still ...
The first full-length study of the life and works of Henry Lee McFee, pioneer American cubist and prominent member of the Woodstock artists colony.
John Baker, 1987
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On the Methodology of Economics and the Formalist Revolution
Professor Hutchison attempts to contribute to serious methodological analysis of this 'revolution' and, at the same time, suggests how communication between mainstream economists and methodologists might be improved."--BOOK JACKET.
Terence Wilmot Hutchison, 2000
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The Polish Formalist School and Russian Formalism
A comparison of two schools of literary criticism, showing how the Polish Formalist School modified and transcended the original ideas of Russian Formalism.
Andrzej Karcz, 2002
9
New formalist poets
Presents a representative catalog of the New Formalism, including a broad spectrum and wide and diverse range of poets and poetries associated with the New Formalism, an eclectic movement with a commitment to meter, fixed rhyme schemes, and ...
Bruce Meyer, Jonathan N. Barron, 2003
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New Formalist Criticism: Theory and Practice
Typically, New Formalists have attempted neither to subsume those disciplines and their attendant commitments in a quasi-imperialist master discourse of formalism, nor to dutifully offer up New Formalist readings to them – to provide, ...
Fredric Bogel, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORMALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term formalist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Egyptian Artist Wael Shawky Is Pulling the Strings of Crusade and …
... non-Western art that isn't formalist or politically conservative. Tragically, it seems it may have also taken the events of 9/11 and the American ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Hudgins' Poetry Balances Humor and Pathos, Reading at Murray …
People tend to fall into either the formalist or free verse camps of writing poetry. While largely a formalist, Hudgins says there are many great ... «WKMS, Jul 15»
3
Ben Davis on Why Charles Ray Is a Brilliant Sculptor But Occasional …
... focusing on the more recent decades of Ray's career, when he turned away from the kind of formalist-conceptualist jokes that made his name ... «artnet News, Jul 15»
4
Self/less rehashes a familiar Hollywood premise, but does it offer …
This may seem like a formalist quibble, but Self/less seems to place great importance on these picture jumbles, locating in them the very basis ... «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»
5
Drawn + Quarterly Comics Enters a New Era
Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly launched RAW magazine in 1980, a lavish showcase for formalist experimentation and avant garde ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
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Karlovy Vary Review: Dietrich Brϋggemann's Rambunctious Neo …
... seem to be a stylistic 180 from Brϋggemann's last film, the self-consciously stately formalist experiment "Stations of the Cross" (review here). «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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May the Lord Smile...: Killer7 Turns 10
A proto-formalist. I had to abandon it, and leave it to someone who loved the game more than I did to finish it for me, because it wasn't “fun.”. «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
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Wael Shawky On Pulling the Strings of Crusade and Jihad at MoMA …
But Sontag was echoing Clement Greenberg's formalist diatribe on historicism, and for that matter all content to the point that artists of the day ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
The National Building Museum Built a Giant Ball-Pit 'Beach'
There's not much bizarre or peculiar or formalist about it. Each show has its qualities, but taken together, these playful installations read as ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
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Review: Roger Brown, 'Political Paintings' and 'Virtual Still Life'
... cranky observer of contemporary affairs in “Political Paintings,” at DC Moore, and the romantic formalist in “Virtual Still Life,” at Maccarone. «New York Times, Jul 15»

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