forma — etymological root (Old English) | The Missing Workbook

forma Old English

# forma

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Old English
**Slug:** forma

## Words From This Root
- former - Belonging to an earlier time; previous.
- platform - The area beside the tracks at a station where you get on and off a train.
- conformable - corresponding in form or character; compliant
- conformably - in a manner that conforms or is in agreement
- conformant - conforming to a specified standard or requirement
- conformance - compliance with rules, standards, or specifications
- uniformly - in a consistent or unvarying manner
- deform - to alter or distort the natural shape or form of something
- formulation - the act of expressing something precisely; a prepared mixture
- informatory - giving information; instructive
- misinform - to give someone false or misleading information
- nonuniformity - the state of not being uniform or consistent throughout
- disuniformity - lack of uniformity; inconsistency or unevenness
- formless - having no definite or distinct shape or structure
- informally - in a relaxed, casual, or unofficial manner
- unconformity - lack of conformity; a surface of contact between rock strata of differing age
- uniformness - the quality of being uniform or unvarying
- conformation - the shape or structural arrangement of something
- deformation - a change in shape or distortion from an original form
- formalist - one who insists on or favors strict form and convention
- formalness - the quality of being formal; stiff adherence to form
- formulaic - following a set formula; predictable and unoriginal
- informality - the quality of being relaxed, casual, or unofficial
- multiformity - the quality of existing in many forms or kinds
- preform - to form or shape beforehand; a partly shaped piece of material

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Words from this root (25)

/ˈfɔɹmɚ/ Belonging to an earlier time; previous. M S

/ˈplætfɔɹm/ The area beside the tracks at a station where you get on and off a train. M S

conformable C2+

/kənˈfɔɹməbəl/ corresponding in form or character; compliant M S

conformably C2+

/kənˈfɔrməbli/ in a manner that conforms or is in agreement M S

/kənˈfɔrmənt/ conforming to a specified standard or requirement M S

conformance C2+

/kənˈfɔrməns/ compliance with rules, standards, or specifications M S

/ˈjuːnɪfɔːrmli/ in a consistent or unvarying manner M S

/dɪˈfɔrm/ to alter or distort the natural shape or form of something M S

formulation C2+

/ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪʃən/ the act of expressing something precisely; a prepared mixture M S

informatory C2+

/ɪnˈfɔrmətɔri/ giving information; instructive M S

/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔrm/ to give someone false or misleading information M S

nonuniformity C2+

/ˌnɑnˌjunɪˈfɔrmɪti/ the state of not being uniform or consistent throughout M S

disuniformity C2+

/ˌdɪsˌjunɪˈfɔrməti/ lack of uniformity; inconsistency or unevenness M S

/ˈfɔrmləs/ having no definite or distinct shape or structure M S

/ɪnˈfɔrməli/ in a relaxed, casual, or unofficial manner M S

unconformity C2+

/ˌʌnkənˈfɔrməti/ lack of conformity; a surface of contact between rock strata of differing age M S

uniformness C2+

/ˈjunəfɔrmnəs/ the quality of being uniform or unvarying M S

conformation C2+

/ˌkɑnfɔrˈmeɪʃən/ the shape or structural arrangement of something M S

deformation C2+

/ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən/ a change in shape or distortion from an original form M S

/ˈfɔrməlɪst/ one who insists on or favors strict form and convention M S

/ˈfɔrməlnəs/ the quality of being formal; stiff adherence to form M S

/ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪɪk/ following a set formula; predictable and unoriginal M S

informality C2+

/ˌɪnfɔrˈmæləti/ the quality of being relaxed, casual, or unofficial M S

multiformity C2+

/ˌmʌltɪˈfɔrməti/ the quality of existing in many forms or kinds M S

/priˈfɔrm/ to form or shape beforehand; a partly shaped piece of material M S