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- [wel fawrm]
- /wɛl fɔrm/
- /wel fɔːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wel fawrm]
- /wɛl fɔrm/
Definitions of well-formed word
- adjective well-formed rightly or pleasingly formed: a well-formed contour. 1
- adjective well-formed Linguistics. (of an utterance) conforming to the rules of a language; grammatical (opposed to ill-formed). 1
- adjective well-formed (of a formula, expression, etc) constructed in accordance with the syntactic rules of a particular system; grammatically correct 0
- adjective well-formed (linguistics, computing) Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language. 0
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Origin of well-formed
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1510-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Well-formed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
well-formed popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for well-formed
adj well-formed
- easy on the eyes — good looking, physically attractive
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- in proportion — balanced
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
adjective well-formed
- grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
Antonyms for well-formed
adj well-formed
- ill-formed — badly formed.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- in-correct — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
adjective well-formed
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
- disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- nonstandard — not standard.
Top questions with well-formed
- what is well-formed xml?
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