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Webster 1913 Edition
Informal
In-form′al
,Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + formal
.] 1.
Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony;
as, an
. informal
writing, proceeding, or visit2.
Deranged in mind; out of one’s senses.
[Obs.]
These poor
informal
women. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Informal
INFORM'AL
,Adj.
1.
Not in the usual manner; not according to custom; as an informal visit.2.
Not with the official forms; as the secretary made to the envoy an informal communication.Definition 2024
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See also: informál
English
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
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- 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.
Derived terms
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
Translations
not formal or ceremonious
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not in accord with the usual regulations
language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Adjective
informal m, f (masculine and feminine plural informals)
Derived terms
External links
- “informal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Adjective
informal m, f (plural informais)
Antonyms
Derived terms
External links
- “informal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Adjective
informal m, f (plural informais, comparable)
- informal (not formal or ceremonious)
External links
- informal in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Adjective
informal m, f (plural informales)
Antonyms
Derived terms
External links
- “informal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.