formalnessn.
/ˈfɔːml̩nəs/, U.S. /ˈfɔrm(ə)lnəs/ The quality of being formal.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun]
with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290
ceremonialc1380
circumstancec1386
celebrityc1425
pomposity?a1475
solemness1530
state1599
fashionableness1608
ceremoniality1623
decorum1638
setness1642
formality1666
ceremonialnessa1680
formalness1684
gravity1689
solemn1706
ceremony1759
panjandrum1860
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum
formc1405
galancie1581
ceremoniousness1583
punctilio1596
formality1599
ceremony1603
punctuality1618
punctillea1648
complementalness1657
formalness1684
punctiliousness1685
nicety1693
ceremonial1749
square-toedness1846
punctiliosity1859
uptightness1969
1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 24 To awaken them out of their remisness and litherly formalness.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Formalness, ceremony, affectation.
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Oct. 2/3 An altogether unnecessary formalness of design in his studies for scratched plaster work.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1684- inform the peace
- informable
- informal
- informal economy
- informal sector
- informal settlement
- informalities
- informality
- informalize
- informally
- informance
- informant
- informants
- informate
- informatic
- informatical
- informatician
- informatics
- information
- information age
- information agent
- information architect
- information architecture
- information booth
- information broker