Term: formalism: the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: appointee: a person who is appointed to a job or position → 0
Candidate hypernym: jackal: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair → 0
Candidate hypernym: white goods: large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel → 0
Candidate hypernym: punctuation: something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions → 0
Candidate hypernym: forfeit: something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty → 0
Candidate hypernym: credit: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours → 0
Candidate hypernym: pseudobulb: a solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: white mallee: small shrubby mallee → 0
Candidate hypernym: draft animal: an animal used for pulling heavy loads → 0
Candidate hypernym: belles-lettres: creative writing valued for esthetic content → 0