Formalism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹməlˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːməlˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːməlˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹməlˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

imitation

Word Forms

formalistic

adjective

concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Formalismus

die Lehre, dass eher die formale Struktur als der Inhalt dargestellt werden sollte

🇫🇷French

formalisme

la doctrine selon laquelle la structure formelle plutôt que le contenu est ce qui doit être représenté

🇪🇸Spanish

formalismo

La doctrina de que lo que debe representarse es la estructura formal y no el contenido.

🇮🇹Italian

formalismo

la dottrina secondo cui ciò che dovrebbe essere rappresentato è la struttura formale piuttosto che il contenuto

🇳🇱Dutch

formalisme

de doctrine dat het de formele structuur is die eerder dan de inhoud moet worden weergegeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

formalismo

a doutrina de que a estrutura formal, e não o conteúdo, é o que deve ser representado

🇷🇺Russian

формализм

доктрина о том, что должна быть представлена формальная структура, а не содержание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नियम-निष्ठता

यह सिद्धांत कि सामग्री के बजाय औपचारिक संरचना का प्रतिनिधित्व किया जाना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

আনুষ্ঠানিকতা

মতবাদ যে বিষয়বস্তুর পরিবর্তে আনুষ্ঠানিক কাঠামো প্রতিনিধিত্ব করা উচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சம்பிரதாயம்

உள்ளடக்கத்தை விட முறையான கட்டமைப்பை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்த வேண்டும் என்ற கோட்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫార్మలిజం

కంటెంట్ కంటే ఫార్మల్ స్ట్రక్చర్ అనేది ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహించాల్సిన సిద్ధాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

औपचारिकता

आशयापेक्षा औपचारिक रचना ही शिकवण दर्शविली पाहिजे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઔપચારિકતા

સિદ્ધાંત કે સામગ્રીને બદલે ઔપચારિક માળખું રજૂ કરવું જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕತೆ

ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ರಚನೆಯು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔപചാരികത

ഉള്ളടക്കത്തേക്കാൾ ഔപചാരിക ഘടനയാണ് പ്രതിനിധാനം ചെയ്യേണ്ടത് എന്ന സിദ്ധാന്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸਮੀਵਾਦ

ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਰਸਮੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسمیت

نظریہ کہ مواد کے بجائے رسمی ڈھانچہ کی نمائندگی کی جانی چاہئے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形式主义

应该表现的是形式结构而不是内容的学说

🇯🇵Japanese

形式主義

内容ではなく形式的な構造が表現されるべきであるという原則

🇰🇷Korean

형식주의

내용보다는 형식적인 구조가 표현되어야 한다는 교리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa hình thức

học thuyết cho rằng cấu trúc hình thức chứ không phải nội dung mới là những gì cần được trình bày

🇹🇭Thai

พิธีการ

หลักคำสอนที่ว่าโครงสร้างที่เป็นทางการมากกว่าเนื้อหาคือสิ่งที่ควรนำเสนอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

formalisme

doktrin bahwa struktur formal, bukan konten, adalah apa yang harus diwakili

🇵🇭Filipino

pormalismo

ang doktrina na ang pormal na istruktura sa halip na nilalaman ang dapat na katawanin

🇲🇾Malay

formalisme

doktrin bahawa struktur formal dan bukannya kandungan adalah apa yang harus diwakili

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشكلية

المبدأ القائل بأن الهيكل الرسمي وليس المحتوى هو ما ينبغي تمثيله

🇮🇷Persian

فرمالیسم

این دکترین که ساختار رسمی به جای محتوا چیزی است که باید نشان داده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

biçimcilik

temsil edilmesi gereken şeyin içerikten ziyade biçimsel yapı olduğu doktrini

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִקסִיוּת

הדוקטרינה לפיה יש לייצג מבנה פורמלי ולא תוכן

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