1 relaxed and friendly; not following strict rules of how to behave or do sth:
an informal atmosphere * an informal arrangement / meeting / visit * Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department. * The aim of the trip was to make informal contact with potential customers.
2 (of clothes) suitable for wearing at home or when relaxing rather than for a special or an official occasion
SYNCASUAL
3 (of language) suitable for normal conversation and writing to friends rather than for serious speech and letters:
an informal expression / style
compareFORMAL, SLANG
informality noun [U]
informally adverb:
They told me informally (= not officially) that I had got the job. * to dress informally
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for informal is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is informal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, informal is tagged as adjective.
Does informal appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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