Informal
[ɪn'fɔːm(ə)l] or [ɪn'fɔrml]
Definition
(adj.) not formal; 'conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress'; 'an informal free-and-easy manner'; 'an informal gathering of friends' .
(adj.) used of spoken and written language .
(adj.) not officially recognized or controlled; 'an informal agreement'; 'a loose organization of the local farmers' .
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Definition
(a.) 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 writting, proceeding, or visit.
(a.) Deranged in mind; out of one's senses.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Irregular, out of the usual course, not according to the prescribed form.
Typist: Zamenhof
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See FORMAL]
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Examples
- Darwin's account of his adventures and manifold observations is so informal, so rich in detail, as not to admit of summary. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The Newland Archers, since they had set up their household, had received a good deal of company in an informal way. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In what we have termed informal education, subject matter is carried directly in the matrix of social intercourse. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She was dining with Mrs. Fisher, who had gathered at an informal feast a few of the performers of the previous evening. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Down they went, feeling a trifle timid, for they seldom went to parties, and informal as this little gathering was, it was an event to them. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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