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Definitions for Informal
[1] without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
[2] not according to the prescribed, official, or customary way or manner; irregular; unofficial: informal proceedings.
[3] suitable to or characteristic of casual and familiar, but educated, speech or writing.
[4] Grammar . characterizing the second singular pronominal or verbal form, or its use, in certain languages: the informal tu in French.
[5] not of a formal, official, or stiffly conventional nature an informal luncheon
[6] appropriate to everyday life or use informal clothes
[7] denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, appropriate to everyday conversational language rather than to formal written language
[8] denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is regarded as a friend or social inferior In French the pronoun "tu" is informal, while "vous" is formal
Words related to Informal
unofficial, relaxed, spontaneous, straightforward, intimate, breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool, democratic, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, homey, inconspicuous
Words nearby Informal
infomaniac, infomercial, infopreneur, infopreneurial, inform, informal, informal settlement, informal vote, informality, informant, informatics
Origin of Informal
First recorded in 1595–1605; in-3 + formal1
Other words from Informal
in·for·mal·ly , adverb
qua·si-in·for·mal , adjective
qua·si-in·for·mal·ly , adverb
su·per·in·for·mal , adjective
su·per·in·for·mal·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Informal
intimate, relaxed, spontaneous, straightforward, unofficial, breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool, democratic, down home, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, free-and-easy, homey, improv, inconspicuous, laid back, loose, low-pressure, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, off-the-cuff, open, ordinary, sporty, throwaway, unceremonious, unconstrained, unconventional, unfussy, unrestrained, urbane, without ceremony