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informal definition
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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")
informal definition
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