formalist

== English == === Etymology === From formal +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹml̩ˌɪst/ === Noun === formalist (plural formalists) An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler An advocate of formalism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === formalist (comparative more formalist, superlative most formalist) Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic ==== Derived terms ==== formalistic ==== Related terms ==== formalism ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “formalist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “formalist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Raymond Williams (1983), “Formalist”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 137 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: for‧ma‧list === Noun === formalist m (plural formalisten, diminutive formalistje n) formalist == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French formaliste. === Adjective === formalist m or n (feminine singular formalistă, masculine plural formaliști, feminine/neuter plural formaliste) formalistic ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === formàlista (Bosnia, Serbia) === Etymology === From fȏrma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /formǎlist/ Hyphenation: for‧ma‧list === Noun === formàlist m anim (Cyrillic spelling форма̀лист) formalist ==== Declension ==== === References === “formalist”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026