informal
AdjectiveUS[in-fawr-muhl]/ˌɪnˈfɔrməl/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (4)
- not formal“conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress”“an informal free-and-easy manner”“an informal gathering of friends”Opposite formalSimilar casual, folksy, unceremonious, free-and-easyRelates to formality, formalness
- not officially recognized or controlled“an informal agreement”“a loose organization of the local farmers”Synonyms: looseOpposite officialSimilar unofficial
- used of spoken and written languageOpposite formalSimilar colloquial, common, unliterary, subliterary, epistolary, slangyRelates to formality, formalnessSee also unrhetorical
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere“had a cozy chat”“a relaxed informal manner”“an intimate cocktail lounge”“the small room was cozy and intimate”Synonyms: cozyintimatecosyOpposite unfriendlySimilar friendly
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Translations
Adjective not formal or ceremonious
- Spanish
- informal
- French
- informel
- German
- informell
- Italian
- informale
- Portuguese
- informal
- Turkish
- teklifsiz
- Russian
- неформа́льный neformálʹnyj
- Chinese
- 非正式 fēizhèngshì
- Dutch
- informeel
- Polish
- nieformalny
14 more languages
- Greek
- ανεπίσημος anepísimos
- Indonesian
- informal
- Hungarian
- közvetlen
- Portuguese (PT)
- informal
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 非正式 fēizhèngshì
- Catalan
- informal
- Czech
- neformální
- Finnish
- epämuodollinen
- Georgian
- არაფორმალური arapormaluri
- Icelandic
- óformlegur
- Norwegian
- uhøytidelig
- Romanian
- informal
- Serbo-Croatian
- neformalan
- Welsh
- anffurfiol
Adjective informal, colloquial (language)
- Spanish
- informal
- French
- familier
- Italian
- familiare
- Turkish
- resmî olmayan
- Russian
- разгово́рный razgovórnyj
- Polish
- potoczny
- Greek
- ανεπίσημος anepísimos
- Hungarian
- bizalmas
- Finnish
- arkikielinen
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·form′al adjective
Origin: 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 writing, proceeding, or visit.
2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. obsolete
These poor informal women.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54