well-formed

adjective
UK: /ˌwel ˈfɔːmd/
US: /ˌwel ˈfɔːrmd/

  1. Correctly formed or structured; following rules or conventions.

    1. The sentence is well-formed and easy to understand.
    2. The committee ensured that all proposals were well-formed before submitting them for review.

  2. In linguistics, describing a phrase, sentence, or other linguistic unit that conforms to the grammatical rules of a language.

    1. A well-formed question requires a clear and logical structure.
    2. The parser checks whether the input string is a well-formed expression according to the grammar.

Synonyms

correct structured valid orderly grammatical

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "well-formed" in English means: Correctly formed or structured; following rules or conventions., In linguistics, describing a phrase, sentence, or other linguistic unit that conforms to the grammatical rules of a language..

The phonetic transcription of "well-formed" is /ˌwel ˈfɔːmd/ in British English and /ˌwel ˈfɔːrmd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "well-formed": correct, structured, valid, orderly, grammatical.

Example usage of "well-formed": "The sentence is well-formed and easy to understand.". More examples on the page.