media etiqueta

Phonetic: "/ˈfɔːməl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Formalin.

Definition: An evening gown.

Definition: An event with a formal dress code.

Example: Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal.

Definition: A formal parameter.

Phonetic: "/ˈfɔːməl/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Being in accord with established forms.

Example: She spoke formal English, without any dialect.

Definition: Official.

Example: I'd like to make a formal complaint.

Definition: Relating to the form or structure of something.

Example: Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.

Definition: Relating to formation.

Example: The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development.

Definition: Ceremonial or traditional.

Example: Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!

Definition: Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.

Example: He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit.

Definition: Organized; well-structured and planned.

Example: When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse.

Definition: Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.

Example: Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.

Phonetic: "/meɪl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

Phonetic: "/meɪl/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Example: a male bird feeding a seed to a female

Definition: Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)

Example: stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration

Definition: Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

Example: the male chromosome;   like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones

Definition: (grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.

Definition: Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.

Phonetic: "/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

Example: Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.

Definition: Under normal conditions.

Phonetic: "/nɒt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

Phonetic: "/nɒt/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

Example: Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.

Definition: To no degree.

Example: It's not you, it's me.

Definition: (understatement, litotes) Used to modify superlatives to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.

Example: It was not my favorite movie of all time.

Phonetic: "/nɒt/"

Part Of Speech: conjunction

Definition: And not.

Example: He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.

Phonetic: "/nɒt/"

Part Of Speech: interjection

Definition: (1990s) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.

Example: I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!

Phonetic: "/ˈfɔːməl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Formalin.

Definition: An evening gown.

Definition: An event with a formal dress code.

Example: Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal.

Definition: A formal parameter.

Phonetic: "/ˈfɔːməl/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Being in accord with established forms.

Example: She spoke formal English, without any dialect.

Definition: Official.

Example: I'd like to make a formal complaint.

Definition: Relating to the form or structure of something.

Example: Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.

Definition: Relating to formation.

Example: The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development.

Definition: Ceremonial or traditional.

Example: Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!

Definition: Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.

Example: He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit.

Definition: Organized; well-structured and planned.

Example: When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse.

Definition: Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.

Example: Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.