Formal Synonyms & Definitions

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• FormalDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) See Methylal.
2. (a.) Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation.
3. (a.) Sound; normal.
4. (a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect.
5. (a.) Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent.
6. (a.) Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc.
7. (a.) Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing.
8. (a.) Dependent in form; conventional.

• FormalinDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant.

• FormaldehydeDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.