formals

noun

a gown for evening wear

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

adjective

refined or imposing in manner or appearance

logically deductive

represented in simplified or symbolic form

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

Roots

formaform- · Latin · shape, form

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Where does formals come from?

The word formals breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root form-, from Latin forma (“shape, form”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.