Formalness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹməlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːməlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːməlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹməlnəs/.

Examples

the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

formality

Antonyms

informality

Parts of Speech

noun	a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies “the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention”

Word Forms

formal

adjective

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Formalität

eine Art und Weise, die alle Formen und Zeremonien strikt einhält

🇫🇷French

formalité

une manière qui observe strictement toutes les formes et cérémonies

🇪🇸Spanish

formalidad

una manera que observa estrictamente todas las formas y ceremonias

🇮🇹Italian

formalità

un modo che osserva rigorosamente tutte le forme e cerimonie

🇳🇱Dutch

formaliteit

een manier die alle vormen en ceremonies strikt in acht neemt

🇵🇹Portuguese

formalidade

uma maneira que observa rigorosamente todas as formas e cerimônias

🇷🇺Russian

формальность

манера, строго соблюдающая все формы и церемонии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औपचारिकता

एक ऐसा तरीका जो सभी रूपों और समारोहों का सख्ती से पालन करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আনুষ্ঠানিকতা

একটি পদ্ধতি যা কঠোরভাবে সমস্ত ফর্ম এবং অনুষ্ঠান পালন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சம்பிரதாயம்

அனைத்து வடிவங்களையும் சடங்குகளையும் கண்டிப்பாகக் கடைப்பிடிக்கும் முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారికం

అన్ని రూపాలు మరియు వేడుకలను ఖచ్చితంగా పాటించే పద్ధతి

🇮🇳Marathi

औपचारिकता

सर्व प्रकार आणि समारंभांचे काटेकोरपणे पालन करणारी पद्धत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઔપચારિકતા

એક રીત કે જે તમામ સ્વરૂપો અને સમારંભોનું કડકપણે અવલોકન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕತೆ

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರೂಪಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾರಂಭಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಗಮನಿಸುವ ವಿಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔപചാരികത

എല്ലാ രൂപങ്ങളും ചടങ്ങുകളും കർശനമായി നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸਮੀਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰੀਕਾ ਜੋ ਸਖਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਰੇ ਰੂਪਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسمیت

ایک ایسا طریقہ جو تمام شکلوں اور تقریبات کا سختی سے مشاہدہ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正式性

严格遵守一切形式和仪式的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

形式的

あらゆる形式や儀式を厳格に遵守するマナー

🇰🇷Korean

격식

모든 형태와 의례를 엄격하게 준수하는 방식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính hình thức

một cách thức tuân thủ nghiêm ngặt mọi hình thức và nghi lễ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นทางการ

ลักษณะที่ยึดถือทุกรูปแบบและพิธีกรรมอย่างเคร่งครัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

formalitas

suatu sikap yang menaati dengan ketat segala bentuk dan upacara

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging pormal

isang paraan na mahigpit na sinusunod ang lahat ng anyo at mga seremonya

🇲🇾Malay

formaliti

cara yang mematuhi semua bentuk dan upacara dengan ketat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشكلية

بطريقة تراعي بدقة جميع الأشكال والاحتفالات

🇮🇷Persian

رسمی بودن

روشی که تمام اشکال و تشریفات را کاملا رعایت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

formalite

tüm biçim ve törenlere sıkı sıkıya uyan bir tavır

🇮🇱Hebrew

רשמיות

אופן שמקפיד על כל הצורות והטקסים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'formalness'?

The primary meaning of 'formalness' is 'a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'formalness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'formalness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'formalness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'formalness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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