formulaicness
nounEtymology From formulaic + -ness.
1
the state or condition of being formulaic; following a formula or predictable pattern
- "In medieval literary studies the discussion of "transitional texts" has referred particularly to the pervading formulaicness of vernacular poetry."1997, Egbert J. BAKKER, Ahuvia Kahane, Written Voices, Spoken Signs: Tradition, Performance, and the Epic Text:
- Synonyms
- formulaicity