Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The state or quality of being informal.
- noun An informal act.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being informal; want of regular or customary form; an informal act or procedure: as, the informality of legal proceedings may render them void.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The condition of being
informal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
- noun freedom from constraint or embarrassment
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Examples
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But that same informality is what gets him into the most trouble - his "shoot from the lip" style of snap decisions, giving little thought or serious consideration to a position, leading to the need for "clarifying" his former position, or even denying or contradicting it as political considerations (i.e. what his handlers) demand.
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Its informality is obvious, and the sentence style is easy and plain.
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Its informality is obvious, and the sentence style is easy and plain.
Comma splice 2008
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But they profess to believe that informality is liberating (in spite of their tyrannical attempts to impose it).
The Formal Home 2006
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Boldly expanding his no-frills model into new markets, Stelios (he insists on first-name informality) plans to open the first easyHotel in London this year with prices from [Pound sterling] 5 a night, an easyBus fleet and easyCruise, slated to sail next summer.
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This has to be scary for Rove because it's that easethat Bush has, that informality, which is his asset.
Archive 2004-08-01 2004
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I might simply say that G-7 meetings, although we're in favor of the idea of informality, that's something that's always stressed in the case of the summits.
Background Briefing On Mitterrand Meeting ITY National Archives 1993
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The outdoor setting also lends itself to an informality, which is good for new students, parents who want to bring their children to yoga classes, and the occasional unexpected guest.
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No matter if you find this kind of informality to be appropriate or not, it seems to resonate more than not [with consumers].
Women Grow Business » PR Drivel: There’s a Better Way to Communicate with Your Stakeholders 2009
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No matter if you find this kind of informality to be appropriate or not, it seems to resonate more than not [with consumers].
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