in formal
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məl adjective
1.
without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
2.
not according to the prescribed, official, or customary way or manner; irregular; unofficial: informal proceedings.
3.
suitable to or characteristic of casual and familiar, but educated, speech or writing.
4.
Grammar. characterizing the second singular pronominal or verbal form, or its use, in certain languages: the informal tu in French.
Related forms
in·for·mal·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·for·mal, adjective
qua·si-in·for·mal·ly, adverb
su·per·in·for·mal, adjective
su·per·in·for·mal·ly, adverb
Antonyms
2. conventional.
2. conventional.
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In formal
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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World English Dictionary
informal (ɪnˈfɔːməl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not of a formal, official, or stiffly conventional nature: an informal luncheon |
| 2. | appropriate to everyday life or use: informal clothes |
| 3. | denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, appropriate to everyday conversational language rather than to formal written language |
| 4. | denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is regarded as a friend or social inferior: In French the pronoun "tu" is informal, while "vous" is formal |
| in'formally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
informal
1608, "irregular, unofficial," from in- "not" + formal (q.v.). Sense of "done without ceremony" is from 1828.
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