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well-formed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, linguistics, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • If the parser says it is good, then it must be well-formed and is part of the language.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • spoke in grammatical sentences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grammatical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: welgevormd — syntactically correct
  • Dutch: goed gevormd — syntactically correct
  • German: wohlgeformt — syntactically correct
  • Irish: dea-chumtha — syntactically correct
  • Polish: poprawny syntaktycznie — syntactically correct
  • Thai: ถูกรูปแบบ — syntactically correct