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American mass media culture, with its celebrities, shopping hysteria, sound bites, formulaic plots, received ideas, and nauseating repetitions, depresses me.
Siri Hustvedt

Meaning of "formulaic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMULAIC

formulaic  [ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMULAIC

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

WHAT DOES FORMULAIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Formula fiction

In popular culture, formula fiction is literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable. It is similar to genre fiction, which identifies a number of specific settings that are frequently reused. The label of formula fiction is used in literary criticism as a mild pejorative to imply lack of originality. Formula fiction is similar to genre fiction. The label of genre fiction is typically assigned because of the reuse of settings, content, layout, and/or style. The label of formula fiction is assigned because of the reuse of plot, plot devices and stock characters. Genres like high fantasy, Westerns and science fiction space opera often have specific settings, such as a pseudo-Medieval European setting, the Old West, or outer space. Approaching a given genre, certain assumed background information covers the nature and purpose of possible predictable elements of the story, such as the appearance of dragons and wizards in high fantasy, warp drives in science fiction, or shootouts at high noon in Westerns.

Definition of formulaic in the English dictionary

The definition of formulaic in the dictionary is characterized by formula, or by predictable rules or methods; not original.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORMULAIC


algebraic
ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪk
allogeneic
ˈælədʒəˌneɪɪk
Altaic
ælˈteɪɪk
apotropaic
ˌæpəʊtrəˈpeɪɪk
Aramaic
ˌærəˈmeɪɪk
archaic
ɑːˈkeɪɪk
deltaic
delˈteɪɪk
faradaic
ˌfærəˈdeɪɪk
Hebraic
hɪˈbreɪɪk
Judaic
dʒuːˈdeɪɪk
laic
ˈleɪɪk
maleic
məˈleɪɪk
mosaic
məˈzeɪɪk
Pharisaic
ˌfærɪˈseɪɪk
photomosaic
ˌfəʊtəʊməˈzeɪɪk
photovoltaic
ˌfəʊtəʊvɒlˈteɪɪk
prosaic
prəʊˈzeɪɪk
Ptolemaic
ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk
voltaic
vɒlˈteɪɪk
xenogeneic
ˌzɛnəʊdʒɪˈneɪɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMULAIC

formula
formula milk
Formula One
formulae
formulaically
formular
formularies
formularisation
formularise
formulariser
formularistic
formularization
formularize
formularizer
formulary
formulate
formulation
formulator
formulise
formulism

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMULAIC

Alcaic
Biblical Aramaic
Chaldaic
choleraic
craic
Cyrenaic
dispondaic
Eddaic
mesaraic
Mishnaic
paradisaic
premosaic
Romaic
saic
Sinaic
spondaic
stanzaic
stenopaic
trochaic
Ural-Altaic

Synonyms and antonyms of formulaic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «formulaic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMULAIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

公式化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formulista
570 millions of speakers

English

formulaic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फार्मूलाबद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رسمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шаблонным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estereotipada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

formulaic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formules
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Formulaik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

formel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公式の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공식적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Formulaic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூத்திரப்படியிலானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉर्म्युलाइक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalıplaşmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stereotypowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шаблонним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formulă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερεότυπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

formulaic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besvärjelser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

formel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of formulaic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMULAIC»

The term «formulaic» is regularly used and occupies the 71.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMULAIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «FORMULAIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word formulaic.
1
Brian Aldiss
It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter.
2
Cameron Crowe
It's more like can I build a group of characters and can I tell some universal truths that feel real and aren't formulaic in the spirit of filmmakers gone by who've told American stories that were personal and universal as well.
3
Shiloh Fernandez
My favorite movie of all time is probably 'The Thing Called Love.' It's a formulaic film but it's got River Phoenix, who is like a god to me. I could watch that once a week.
4
Patty Griffin
I'm confused that there is a lack of faith in listening to and deciding what is a great song and instead going for these formulaic, bad songs over and over again. But that's what happened when people from beverage companies bought record labels and radio stations as opposed to people who love music owning record labels.
5
Siri Hustvedt
American mass media culture, with its celebrities, shopping hysteria, sound bites, formulaic plots, received ideas, and nauseating repetitions, depresses me.
6
Martin Jacques
After its defeat in the Second World War, Japan, unlike Germany, failed to show true contrition or give a fulsome apology, though it showered its neighbours, including China, with generous economic assistance. Only in 1995 did it finally offer an apology, but this was of the most limited and formulaic kind.
7
Graham Joyce
Fantasy gets a mixed reception - a lot of fantasy is formulaic but most of the award-winning fantasy on the contrary tends to be the stuff at the edges of the genre, rather than swimming in the middle.
8
Mitch Lasky
We are at a point in the video game industry that the industry is hollowed out. It is out of touch with the zeitgeist, creating sequels and formulaic games over and over again. The energy comes from the indies.
9
Taylor Mali
If you've ever been to a poetry slam, you know that the highest scoring emotion is self-righteous indignation: how dare you judge me. So in that way, the poem, 'What Teachers Make,' is an absolutely formulaic slam poem designed to allow me to get up on my soap box and say, 'Let me tell you what really makes me angry.'
10
Frances McDormand
Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMULAIC»

Discover the use of formulaic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to formulaic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Formulaic Language: Distribution and historical change
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
Roberta Corrigan, 2009
2
Formulaic Sequences: Acquisition, Processing, and Use
This volume opens new directions in FS research, concentrating on how FS are acquired and processed by the mind, both in the L1 and L2. The ten original studies in the volume illustrate the L2 acquisition of FS, the relationship between L1 ...
Norbert Schmitt, 2004
3
Formulaic Language and Second Language Speech Fluency: ...
The only comprehensive survey of research on formulaic language and L2 speech and the teaching implications of the link between them
David Wood, 2012
4
Perspectives on Formulaic Language: Acquisition and ...
This volume represents a step forward for the study of formulaic language, offering diverse, often previously unexplored perspectives from international researchers, advancing knowledge in innovative ways.
David Wood, 2011
5
Formulaic Language
novel expressions speech formulas idioms proverbs 2.3 How can we show that people know formulaic expressions? To probe the familiarity parameter, a survey was designed, using formulaic and novel utterances randomly selected from the  ...
Roberta Corrigan, 2009
6
Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
This book explores the nature and purposes of formulaic language, and looks for patterns across the research findings from the fields of discourse analysis, first language acquisition, language pathology and applied linguistics.
Alison Wray, 2005
7
The Reading of Formulaic Sequences in a Native and ...
This study contributes to the growing body of formulaic language research that indicates that formulaic sequences (e.g., idioms, collocations, metaphors, and other conventionalized multi-word items) facilitate comprehension by reducing ...
Jessica Eve Gerard, 2007
8
Revising Oral Theory: Formulaic Composition in Old English ...
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Paul Acker, 1998
9
The Formulaic Epilogue for a King in the Book of Kings in ...
In the biblical narrative of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah found in the Deuteronomistic History, the end of a king's rule is summed up in a series of stock statements that begins with the poetic idiom for death: "and [the king] lay with ...
Matthew James Suriano, 2008
10
The Impact of Formulaic Writing on Performance and Attitudes ...
This study correlated the impact of formulaic writing with classroom instruction and the attitudes and performance of high school writing students.
Adam Williamson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORMULAIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term formulaic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rockies Q&A: GM Jeff Bridich on MLB trade deadline, Tulowitzki
It comes down to the individual. The growth of him as an athlete and a person, his maturity, it's not like it's formulaic. We're talking about human ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
2
James Patterson's New Show 'Zoo' Unleashed This Summer on CBS!
One of the highest grossing networks, CBS tends to lean on the formulaic, cop drama episodes, without as much character building and ... «Mstarz, Jul 15»
3
Rugby: More top sides need to play Islands
But if the All Blacks visit proved anything, it was that test football needs to find more ways to break what can feel like a procession of formulaic, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Lauren Padilla: Is preppy style matter of conformity?
Additionally, preppy ensembles are typically extremely dull — even formulaic. Mix together some Vineyard Vines and Lacoste, add a dash of ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Hollywood is on pace for record-setting year
With “Inside Out,” it's the exhilaration of seeing a wild and anything-but-formulaic concept brought to the screen in bold, daring strokes. «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
6
2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'How to Quit Your Day Job'
... own ricocheting dreams to make it in New York and grudgingly return home — How to Quit Your Day Job may be formulaic, but in a winning, ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
7
Thanks, Notley
Knowing that comedy can be reliably formulaic, I took to Twitter to see if #ThanksNotley had yet emerged. Indeed it had: “Just ripped the crotch ... «The Prince Arthur Herald, Jul 15»
8
Movie Review: The Gallows - Formulaic Indie Horror
Lofting and Cluff resort to formulaic cliches, and while there is great (meaning spooky atmosphere) and a jump scare or three, their failure to ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
9
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish sprints to victory on stage seven
The race followed a formulaic pattern with five riders breaking clear early on. Among them was Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot, who on ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
10
Calgary audience happily welcomes Blake Shelton to his first …
And though you'll find that typical formulaic anthemic party song peppered throughout his 14-plus year career, that's just to be expected — even ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»

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