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anti-formalist

an·ti-for·mal·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee fawr-muh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈfɔr məˌlɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee fawr-muh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈfɔr məˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of anti-formalist word

  • noun anti-formalist strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art. 1
  • noun anti-formalist Religion. strong attachment to external forms and observances. 1
  • noun anti-formalist Ethics. a doctrine that acts are in themselves right or wrong regardless of consequences. 1
  • noun anti-formalist Logic, Mathematics. a doctrine, which evolved from a proposal of David Hilbert, that mathematics, including the logic used in proofs, can be based on the formal manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning. 1

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Origin of anti-formalist

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; formal1 + -ism

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Parts of speech for Anti-formalist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-formalist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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