formalism

n [U] strict observance of external form, ceremony, technique, etc, often without concern for feeling or meaning, eg in art 形式主义: creativity reduced to an empty formalism 沦为空洞的形式主义的创造性.

forgetfulness, forging, forgivable, forgive, forgive sb. for sth., forgiveness, forgiving, forgivingly, forgo, forgot, forgotten, fork, forlorn, forlornly, forlornness, form, form-blaind, formal, formaldehyde, formalin, formality, formalization, formalisation, formalize, formalise, formally, format, formation, formative, formed, former, formerly, formic acid, Formica, formidable, formidably, formless, formlessly, formula, formulaic, formulate, formulation,