Informality
[,ɪnfɔː'mælɪtɪ] or [ɪnfɔr'mæləti]
Definition
(noun.) a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously.
Edited by Fred--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.
(n.) An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule.
Checker: Shelia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Irregularity.
Edited by Charlene
Examples
- There was just such an informality in the terms of the bequest as to give me no hope from law. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I am sure, sir, I should never mistake informality for insolence: one I rather like, the other nothing free-born would submit to, even for a salary. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It is because of the lack of time that there has been informality. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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