"formalist" meaning in English

See formalist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔɹml̩ˌɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-formalist.wav Forms: more formalist [comparative], most formalist [superlative]
Etymology: From formal + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|formal|ist}} formal + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} formalist (comparative more formalist, superlative most formalist)
  1. Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic Derived forms: formalistic Related terms: formalism Translations (of or pertaining to formalism): formalista (Catalan), formalistisch (Dutch), formalistinen (Finnish), formaliste (French), formalist [masculine] (Romanian), formalista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-formalist-en-adj-Q3Fd61ZN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 36 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 59 29 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 30 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 61 29 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 57 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 28 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 28 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 31 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 63 28 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 23 15

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɹml̩ˌɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-formalist.wav Forms: formalists [plural]
Etymology: From formal + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|formal|ist}} formal + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} formalist (plural formalists)
  1. An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler Translations (overly formal person): formalist [masculine] (Dutch), formaliste [masculine] (French), Formalist [masculine] (German), formalista [masculine] (Polish), formalistka [feminine] (Polish), формали́ст (formalíst) [masculine] (Russian), formalista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-formalist-en-noun-xk2vxKlf Disambiguation of 'overly formal person': 90 10
  2. An advocate of formalism Translations (advocate of formalism): formalista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), formalista [masculine] (Polish), formalistka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-formalist-en-noun-nud~R1ZO Disambiguation of 'advocate of formalism': 8 92

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