informal
See also: informál
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl
Adjective
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
- (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
Derived terms
Translations
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
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [iɱ.furˈmal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.forˈmal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.foɾˈmal]
Adjective
informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informals)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “informal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Adjective
informal m or f (plural informais)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “informal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Adjective
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- informal (not formal or ceremonious)
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informales)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “informal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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