Толковый словарь английского языка - formal
Formal
formal
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~is, from forma Date: 14th century 1. belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing , relating to or involving the outward form, structure, relationships, or arrangement of elements rather than content , 2. following or according with established form, custom, or rule , done in due or lawful form , 3. characterized by punctilious respect for form ; methodical , rigidly ceremonious ; prim , having the appearance without the substance , see: ceremonial ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1605 something (as a dance or a dress) ~ in character, III. adjective Etymology: formula + 1-al Date: circa 1934 molar III
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 used or done or held in accordance with rules, convention, or ceremony (formal dress; a formal occasion). 2 ceremonial; required by convention (a formal call). 3 precise or symmetrical (a formal garden). 4 prim or stiff in manner. 5 perfunctory, having the form without the spirit. 6 valid or correctly so called because of its form; explicit and definite (a formal agreement). 7 in accordance with recognized forms or rules. 8 of or concerned with (outward) form or appearance, esp. as distinct from content or matter. 9 Logic concerned with the form and not the matter of reasoning. 10 Philos. of the essence of a thing; essential not material. --n. US 1 evening dress. 2 an occasion on which evening dress is worn. Derivatives formally adv. formalness n. Etymology: ME f. L formalis (as FORM) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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