Term: formalism: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
Candidate hypernym: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy → 1
Candidate hypernym: mount: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place → 0
Candidate hypernym: tramontane: a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean → 0
Candidate hypernym: proprietary colony: a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tympanuchus: prairie chickens → 0
Candidate hypernym: wholeheartedness: undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyalinization: the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline → 0
Candidate hypernym: floor lamp: a lamp that stands on the floor → 0
Candidate hypernym: starlight: the light of the stars → 0
Candidate hypernym: bicycle clip: a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain → 0
Candidate hypernym: colonic irrigation: a water enema given to flush out the colon → 0