informal

Adjective
US[in-fawr-muhl]/ˌɪnˈfɔrməl/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (4)

  1. 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
  2. not officially recognized or controlled“an informal agreement”“a loose organization of the local farmers”Synonyms: looseOpposite officialSimilar unofficial
  3. used of spoken and written languageOpposite formalSimilar colloquial, common, unliterary, subliterary, epistolary, slangyRelates to formality, formalnessSee also unrhetorical
  4. 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
14 more languages
Greek
ανεπίσημος anepísimos
Indonesian
informal
Hungarian
közvetlen
Portuguese (PT)
informal
Chinese (Trad.)
非正式 fēizhèngshì
Catalan
informal
Icelandic
óformlegur
Norwegian
uhøytidelig
Romanian
informal
Serbo-Croatian
neformalan

Adjective informal, colloquial (language)

Spanish
informal
French
familier
Italian
familiare
Russian
разгово́рный razgovórnyj
Polish
potoczny
Greek
ανεπίσημος anepísimos
Hungarian
bizalmas

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

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