informal

 
  Grep  of  noun  informal 
  informality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  informal 
 
  The  adj  informal  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  informal  --  (not  formal;  "conservative  people  unaccustomed  to  informal  dress";  "an  informal  free-and-easy  manner";  "an  informal  gathering  of  friends") 
  2.  (1)  informal,  loose  --  (not  officially  recognized  or  controlled;  "an  informal  agreement";  "a  loose  organization  of  the  local  farmers") 
  3.  informal  --  (used  of  spoken  and  written  language) 
  4.  cozy,  intimate,  informal  --  (having  or  fostering  a  warm  or  friendly  atmosphere;  especially  through  smallness  and  informality;  "had  a  cozy  chat";  "a  relaxed  informal  manner";  "an  intimate  cocktail  lounge";  "the  small  room  was  cozy  and  intimate") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  informal 
 
  4  senses  of  informal 
 
  Sense  1 
  informal  (vs.  formal) 
 
  formal  (vs.  informal) 
  =>  ceremonial 
  =>  ceremonious,  conventional 
  =>  dress,  full-dress 
  =>  form-only(postnominal) 
  =>  full-dress,  dress 
  =>  nominal,  titular 
  =>  positive,  prescribed 
  =>  semiformal,  semi-formal,  black-tie 
  =>  starchy,  stiff,  buckram 
  =>  white-tie 
  =>  pro  forma,  perfunctory 
 
  Sense  2 
  informal,  loose 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unofficial)  ->  official 
 
  Sense  3 
  informal  (vs.  formal) 
 
  formal  (vs.  informal) 
  =>  literary 
 
  Sense  4 
  cozy,  intimate,  informal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  friendly)  ->  unfriendly 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  informal 
 
  4  senses  of  informal 
 
  Sense  1 
  informal  (vs.  formal) 
  =>  casual,  everyday 
  =>  free-and-easy,  casual 
  =>  folksy 
  =>  unceremonious,  unceremonial 
  Also  See->  informal#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  informal,  loose 
  =>  unofficial  (vs.  official) 
 
  Sense  3 
  informal  (vs.  formal) 
  =>  colloquial,  conversational 
  =>  common,  vernacular,  vulgar 
  =>  epistolary,  epistolatory 
  =>  slangy 
  =>  subliterary 
  =>  unliterary,  nonliterary 
  Also  See->  informal#1;  unrhetorical#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  cozy,  intimate,  informal 
  =>  friendly  (vs.  unfriendly) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  informal 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  informal 
 
  Sense  1 
  informal  (vs.  formal) 
  =>  formality,  formalness 
 
  Sense  3 
  informal  (vs.  formal) 
  =>  formality,  formalness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  informal 
 
  informal  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  informal 
  informal 
 
  Overview  of  adj  informal 
 
  The  adj  informal  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  informal  --  (not  formal;  "conservative  people  unaccustomed  to  informal  dress";  "an  informal  free-and-easy  manner";  "an  informal  gathering  of  friends") 
  2.  (1)  informal,  loose  --  (not  officially  recognized  or  controlled;  "an  informal  agreement";  "a  loose  organization  of  the  local  farmers") 
  3.  informal  --  (used  of  spoken  and  written  language) 
  4.  cozy,  intimate,  informal  --  (having  or  fostering  a  warm  or  friendly  atmosphere;  especially  through  smallness  and  informality;  "had  a  cozy  chat";  "a  relaxed  informal  manner";  "an  intimate  cocktail  lounge";  "the  small  room  was  cozy  and  intimate") 

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