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See also: informál
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl
Adjective[edit]
informal (comparative more informal, superlative most informal)
- Not formal or ceremonious.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 3, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
- an informal get-together
- Not in accord with the usual regulations.
- an informal agreement
- Suited for everyday use.
- informal clothes
- (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
- (horticulture) Not organized; not structured or planned.
Synonyms[edit]
- (not formal or ceremonious): casual
- (not in accord with the usual regulations): unofficial
- (suited for everyday use): casual
- (language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage): colloquial
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
not formal or ceremonious
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not in accord with the usual regulations
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language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
informal (masculine and feminine plural informals)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “informal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician[edit]
Adjective[edit]
informal m, f (plural informais)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “informal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
informal m, f (plural informais, comparable)
- informal (not formal or ceremonious)
Further reading[edit]
- informal in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
informal (plural informales)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “informal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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