• Informal

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)mÉ™l

    Full definition of informal

    Adjective

    informal

    1. Not formal or ceremonious.
      • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 3, One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”  He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis … interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
    2. an informal get-together
    3. Not in accord with the usual regulations.
      an informal agreement
    4. Suited for everyday use.
      informal clothes
    5. (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
    6. (gardening) Not organized; not structured or planned.

    Synonyms

    • (not formal or ceremonious) casual
    • (not in accord with the usual regulations) unofficial
    • (suited for everyday use) casual
    • (language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage) colloquial

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