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Informal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Informal? [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] 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" [adj] not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Informal: casual \| colloquial \| common \| conversational \| cozy \| epistolary \| epistolatory \| everyday \| folksy \| free-and-easy \| friendly \| intimate \| loose \| nonliterary \| slangy \| subliterary \| unceremonial \| unceremonious \| unliterary \| unofficial \| vernacular \| vulgar Related Terms \| Find terms related to Informal: affable \| beat \| beat-up \| bedraggled \| blowzy \| Bohemian \| breakaway \| careless \| casual \| chintzy \| colloquial \| common \| conversational \| cordial \| degage \| dilapidated \| drabbletailed \| draggled \| draggletailed \| easy \| easygoing \| en deshabille \| everyday \| familiar \| far out \| folksy \| free \| free and easy \| fringy \| frowzy \| frumpish \| frumpy \| garden-variety \| gracious \| grubby \| haymish \| heretical \| heterodox \| hippie \| homely \| homey \| in dishabille \| in rags \| irregular \| kinky \| loose \| lumpen \| maverick \| messy \| mussy \| natural \| negligent \| nonstandard \| not cricket \| not done \| not kosher \| offbeat \| offhand \| offhanded \| ordinary \| original \| plain \| poky \| private \| ragged \| raggedy \| relaxed \| ruinous \| scraggly \| seedy \| shabby \| shoddy \| simple \| slack \| slatternly \| slipshod \| sloppy \| slovenly \| sluttish \| sociable \| sordid \| special \| spoken \| spontaneous \| sporty \| squalid \| substandard \| tacky \| tattered \| unaffected \| unassuming \| unauthorized \| unceremonious \| unconstrained \| unconventional \| uneducated \| unfashionable \| unkempt \| unliterary \| unneat \| unofficial \| unorthodox \| unpretentious \| unsightly \| unstudied \| untidy \| vernacular \| way out See Also \| informal \| unrhetorical Informal In Webster's Dictionary \In*form"al\, a. [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 writting, proceeding, or visit. 2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs.] These poor informal women. --Shak.

Informal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Informal?

[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] 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"
[adj] not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

See Also | informal | unrhetorical

Informal In Webster's Dictionary

\In*form"al\, a. [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 writting, proceeding, or visit.

2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs.]

         These poor informal women.            --Shak.

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