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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMALISTIC

formalistic  [ˌfɔːməlˈɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMALISTIC

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

WHAT DOES FORMALISTIC 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...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORMALISTIC


annalistic
ˌænəlˈɪstɪk
bimetallistic
ˌbaɪmetəlˈɪstɪk
centralistic
ˌsentrəlˈɪstɪk
dualistic
ˌdjuːəlˈɪstɪk
factualistic
ˌfæktʃʊəlˈɪstɪk
feudalistic
ˌfjuːdəlˈɪstɪk
fundamentalistic
ˌfʌndəˌmentəlˈɪstɪk
medievalistic
ˌmɛdɪˌiːvəlˈɪstɪk
mentalistic
ˌmɛntəlˈɪstɪk
mutualistic
ˌmjuːtʃʊəlˈɪstɪk
personalistic
ˌpɜːsənəlˈɪstɪk
physicalistic
ˌfɪzɪkəlˈɪstɪk
sensationalistic
sɛnˌseɪʃənəlˈɪstɪk
sensualistic
ˌsɛnʃʊəlˈɪstɪk
supernaturalistic
ˌsuːpəˌnætʃərəlˈɪstɪk
symbolistic
ˌsɪmbəlˈɪstɪk
syndicalistic
ˌsɪndɪkəlˈɪstɪk
ultranationalistic
ˌʌltrəˌnæʃənəlˈɪstɪk
universalistic
ˌjuːnɪˌvɜːsəlˈɪstɪk
vitalistic
ˌvaɪtəlˈɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMALISTIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMALISTIC

anachronistic
artistic
autistic
ballistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
holistic
linguistic
logistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of formalistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «formalistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMALISTIC

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The translations of formalistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «formalistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

形式主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formalista
570 millions of speakers

English

formalistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूपवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شكلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

формалистический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

formalistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Formalistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

formalistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

形式的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형식적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Formalis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính hình thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சம்பிரதாய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औपचारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biçimsel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formalistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

formalistyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

формалістичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formalistă
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

formalism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

formalis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of formalistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMALISTIC»

The term «formalistic» is regularly used and occupies the 104.640 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMALISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about formalistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMALISTIC»

Discover the use of formalistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to formalistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Formalistic of Cervantes's: Novelas Ejemplares
This study examines the narrative features and numerous textual aspects of the Novelas ejemplares, and also takes into consideration certain external aspects like intertextual features and specific concerns within narratology.
Joseph V. Ricapito, 1997
2
The Concept of Representation
Contents - Introduction; The Problem of Thomas Hobbes; Formalistic Views of Representation; 'Standing For' - Descriptive Representation; 'Standing For' - Symbolic Representation; Representing as 'Acting For' - The Analogies; The Mandate ...
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, 1967
3
Organizing for Foreign Policy Crises: Presidents, Advisers, ...
With each presidency the evidence shows considerable personalization, tailoring , to make a model fit the needs of the president. The evidence indicates that Truman used a formalistic model to organize his group of advisers and the flow of  ...
‎2002
4
Leadership's Adversary: Winning the War Between Leadership ...
Collegial executives, such as Reich, and autocrats, such as the Robert Maxwell- wannabes of the world, regard the formalistic management style as needlessly time-consuming. They believe it smothers creative leadership and paralyzes ...
Michael Wade, 2002
5
Changing Course: American Curriculum Reform in the 20th Century
EXORCISING THE DEMON OF FORMALISTIC THEORY Apart from his historical explanations, Hirsch draws on at least one contemporary study on American schooling to further his argument. He cites the excellent account of American ...
Herbert M. Kliebard, 2002
6
Form and Function in a Legal System: A General Study
I concede that a statute that gives such a sick person a share could be characterized as a formalistic statute. The judge's interpretation would not, however, be a formalistic interpretation as such. This would be because the interpretive result is ...
Robert S. Summers, 2005
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Theory and Research in Conflict Management
Dimension One: Flexible, Adaptive, General, Participative versus Formalistic, Structured, Specific, Authoritative A comparison of the Essential Model of environmental mediation with the Secondary Model revealed a dimension that can be ...
M. Afzalur Rahim, 1990
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Law and the Culture of Israel
imagined).5 Nevertheless, formalistic reasoning enjoyed canonical status, non- formalistic reasoning marginal status only. In the 1980s and 1990s, however, a new, value-laden jurisprudence, which exposes the normative meaning and ...
Menachem Mautner, 2011
9
Reorienting Economics
This eagerly anticipated new book from Tony Lawson contends that economics can profit from a more explicit concern with ontology (enquiry into the nature of existence) than has been its custom.
Tony Lawson, 2012
10
Workshop on Security Procedures for the Interchange of ...
If formalistic requirements are reduced or eliminated171 (e.g., at Phase 1, FIGURE 1), will the evidentiary requirements of laying a foundation (preliminary evaluation of authenticity and relevancy) necessarily shift to a factual determination of ...
Roy Saltman, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORMALISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term formalistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth …
... Clause to non-citizens overseas that Justice Kennedy articulated therein and the Court's far-more-formalistic rejection of extraterritorial Fourth ... «Just Security, Jul 15»
2
Viewpoint: The Most Important Supreme Court Case for Californians …
That's not to say there isn't a ways to go; Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s historically fascinating but excruciatingly formalistic dissent implied ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
3
Journal 2015 April to June for overseas readers
His Honour considered that the licence agreement was intended to provide the appearance of control in a theoretical and formalistic sense, but ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
4
What Does Marriage Equality Have to Do with Dred Scott?
... more than formalistic (or “procedural”). In Roberts's view, Justice Roger Taney's opinion for the majority in the Scott case and Justice Anthony ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
5
There's More to Equal Pay Than Just Equal Pay
“Where neither intent nor formalistic differences validate unequal pay, it may be prudent to audit for situations where disparities between ... «Corporate Counsel, Jul 15»
6
LETTER: The SACP's stand
First, real politics and struggles never proceed in his highly formalistic request for a mandate to be sought before a party can claim to champion ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
7
Circuit Junks Qui Tam Precedent After 23 Years
"It rejects the kind of formalistic and wooden interpretation of the first-to-file bar that defendants often argue," Havian said. Contact the reporter ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
8
Business purpose in leveraged buyouts
So it follows that there is a gradual abandonment of the formalistic approach whereby, the idea of simulation (sham) or abuse dispelled (for ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Foreign suppliers demonstrating basic qualification criteria in …
137/2006 On Public Procurement, as amended – hereafter “PPA”) is one of the most strict and formalistic laws in the EU placing an ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
10
#AliceStorm In June: A Deeper Dive into Court Trends, and New …
What I've found is that majority of the non-final § 101 rejections were relatively formalistic, with little actual substantive analysis. Likewise, in a ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Formalistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/formalistic>. May 2024 ».
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