Definition
Strict adherence to established rules, forms, or procedures, especially in art or philosophy where form is prioritized over content or meaning.
Etymology
From 'formal' + suffix '-ism' (a system or doctrine). Emerged in 19th-century art criticism to describe artists obsessed with technique over emotion, later adopted in philosophy and linguistics.
Kelly Says
Early 20th-century art movements rejected formalism—they wanted paintings to express raw emotion rather than perfect technical execution. It's the eternal tension: should a great poem follow a strict rhythm, or should meaning break the rules?
Translations
ARالعربية
التشريف
al-ta-shreef
BNবাংলা
প্রবৃত্তি
pro-britt-i
CACatalà
formalisme
form-a-li-sme
CSČeština
formalismus
form-a-li-zus
DADansk
formalism
form-a-li-zm
DEDeutsch
Formalismus
form-al-i-zus
ELΕλληνικά
μορφισμός
mor-fis-mos
ESEspañol
formalismo
form-al-i-smo
FAفارسی
فرمالیسم
form-a-li-sm
FISuomi
formalism
form-a-li-zm
FRFrançais
formalisme
form-al-i-sme
HAHA
formalism
form-a-li-zm
HEעברית
פורמליזם
por-me-li-zm
HIहिन्दी
औपचारिकता
ow-pchar-ik-ta
HUMagyar
formalizmus
form-a-li-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
formalism
form-al-izm
IGIG
formalism
form-a-li-zm
ITItaliano
formalismo
form-al-i-smo
KKKK
formalizm
form-a-li-zm
KO한국어
형식주의
hyeong-sik-ju-i
MRMR
औपचारिकता
ow-pchar-ik-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
formalism
form-a-li-zm
NLNederlands
formalismus
form-a-li-zus
NONorsk
formalism
form-a-li-zm
PLPolski
formalizm
form-a-li-zm
PTPortuguês
formalismo
form-al-i-smo
RORomână
formalism
form-a-li-zm
RUРусский
формализм
form-al-izm
SVSvenska
formalism
form-a-li-zm
SWKiswahili
formalism
form-a-li-zm
TAதமிழ்
விதிகளின்
vi-di-ka-lin
TLTL
formalismo
form-a-li-smo
TRTürkçe
formalizm
form-al-izm
UKУкраїнська
формалізм
form-a-li-zm
URاردو
فارمالیزم
farm-a-li-zm
VITiếng Việt
formalism
form-al-i-zhm
YOYO
formalism
form-a-li-zm
ZUZU
formalism
form-a-li-zm