informal

in·for·mal

 (ĭn-fôr′məl)

adj.

1. Not formal or ceremonious; casual: an informal gathering of friends; a relaxed, informal manner.

2. Not being in accord with prescribed regulations or forms; unofficial: an informal agreement.

3. Suited for everyday wear or use: informal clothes.

4. Characterized by nontechnical vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and relatively few explicit transitions, as typified by spoken language: informal discourse.

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in·for′mal·ly adv.

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informal

(ɪnˈfɔːməl)

adj

1. not of a formal, official, or stiffly conventional nature: an informal luncheon.

2. appropriate to everyday life or use: informal clothes.

3. (Grammar) denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, appropriate to everyday conversational language rather than to formal written language

4. (Grammar) 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.

inˈformally adv

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in•for•mal

(ɪnˈfɔr məl)

adj.

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 or familiar speech or writing.

[1595–1605]

in•for′mal•ly, adv.

syn: See colloquial.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	informal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends" informal - used of spoken and written language formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
	2.	informal - not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers" loose unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
	3.	informal - used of spoken and written language informal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends" unrhetorical - not rhetorical formal - (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English"
	4.	informal - 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" cozy, intimate friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

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informal

adjective

1. natural, relaxed, casual, familiar, unofficial, laid-back, easy-going, colloquial, unconstrained, unceremonious She is refreshingly informal.

2. relaxed, easy, comfortable, simple, natural, casual, cosy, laid-back (informal), mellow, leisurely, easy-going The house has an informal atmosphere.
relaxed formal, conventional, stiff, constrained

3. casual, comfortable, leisure, everyday, simple Most of the time she needs informal clothes.

4. unofficial, irregular, unconstrained, unceremonious an informal meeting of EU ministers
unofficial official, constrained, ceremonious

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informal

adjective

1. Unconstrained by rigid standards or ceremony:

casual, easy, easygoing, natural, relaxed, spontaneous, unceremonious, unrestrained.

Informal: laid-back.

2. In the style of conversation:

chatty, colloquial, confabulatory, conversational.

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Translations

غَيْر رَسْميغَيْرُ رَسْمِيٌّوُدّي ، غَيْر رَسْمي

neformálníneoficiálníhovorový

uformeluformel formafslappet

inoffiziellzwanglos

ανεπίσημος

informalfamiliarcoloquial

epävirallinen

familierinformeinformel

neformalan

kötetlen

óformlegur; óhátíîleguróformlegur; talmáls-

informalenon formale

形式ばらない

비공식적인

formalumų nesilaikymasneformalusneoficialiaineoficialumasneoficialus

brīvsneformālsneoficiāls

informeel

uformell

nieformalnypotoczny

informal

неформальный

neoficiálny

neformalenneuradenpogovoren

informell

ไม่เป็นทางการ

konuşma dilinde kullanılanresmi olmayanteklifsiz

thân mật

非正式的不拘形式的日常使用的

informal

[ɪnˈfɔːməl] ADJ

1. (= unceremonious) [meal, clothes, atmosphere, manner] → informal; [occasion] → informal, sin etiqueta; [expression] → coloquial, familiar; [person] → informal, poco ceremonioso
dress is informal → vista ropa informal, no es necesaria etiqueta

2. (= unofficial) [meeting, negotiations, visit] → informal

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informal

[ɪnˈfɔː^rm^əl] adj

(= relaxed) [person, manner] → décontracté(e); [occasion, meal] → informel(le)
She is refreshingly informal → Elle est d'une décontraction rafraîchissante.
to wear informal clothes → s'habiller décontracté
"dress informal"
"informal dress" → "tenue décontractée", "tenue de ville"
For lunch, dress is informal → Pour le déjeuner, une tenue décontractée est de mise., Pour le déjeuner, la tenue de ville est de mise.

(= unofficial) [announcement, visit, agreement] → non officiel(le); [discussions, meeting] → informel(le)
an informal visit → une visite non officielle
a series of informal discussions → une série de discussions informelles

[language, word, expression] → familier/ière

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informal

adj

(esp Pol: = not official) meeting, talks → nicht formell, nicht förmlich; visit → inoffiziell, nicht förmlich; arrangement → inoffiziell

(= simple, without ceremony) meeting, gathering, party, conversation, atmosphere → zwanglos, ungezwungen; manner, clothes, tone also → leger; language, speech → ungezwungen, informell; restaurant → gemütlich; the informal use of “du” → die vertraute Anrede „du“; “dress informal” → „zwanglose Kleidung“; he is very informal → er ist sehr leger

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informal

[ɪnˈfɔːm/əl] adj (person, manner) → semplice, alla mano; (tone, of letter) → non formale; (language, style) → colloquiale; (dinner, party) → fra amici; (visit, announcement, invitation) → non ufficiale; (meeting, arrangement, discussion) → informale
"dress informal" → "non è richiesto l'abito da sera"

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informal

(inˈfoːml) adjective

1. not formal or official; friendly and relaxed. The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners. informeel وُدّي ، غَيْر رَسْمي неофициален informal neoficiální zwanglos uformel; afslappet ανεπίσημος, χαλαρόςinformal mitteametlik, vaba غیر رسمی epävirallinen informel לא רִשמִי अनौपचारिक neslužben nem hivatalos tidak resmi óformlegur; óhátíðlegur informale 非公式の 비공식의 neoficialus, neformalus neformāls; neoficiāls tidak rasmi informeeluformell, dagligdagsnieoficjalny, nieformalny غیر رسمی informal neoficial; informal неофициальный neoficiálny, nenútený neuraden, neformalen neformalan informell ซึ่งเป็นกันเอง resmi olmayan 非正式的，不拘束的 неформальний; неофіційний غیر رسمی thân mật 非正式的，不拘形式的

2. (of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc. `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'. informeel غَيْر رَسْمي разговорен informal hovorový nicht förmlich uformel form που ανήκει στην καθομιλουμένη, ανεπίσημοςinformal, familiar kõnekeelne محاوره ای puhekielinen familier לא פוֹרמָלי सादा, अनियमित, अनौपचारिक ležeran kötetlen, bizalmas, közvetlen bentuk tidak formal óformlegur; talmáls- informale 口語的な 회화체의 šnekamosios kalbos neoficiāls; brīvs tidak formal informeeldagligdags, folkeligpotoczny خبر اتری informal fa­mi­liar разговорный hovorový pogovoren neformalan vardaglig, informell ซึ่งไม่เป็นทางการ konuşma dilinde kullanılan 日常使用的 розмовний روز مرہ کا کلام وغیرہ cách nói chuyện 日常使用的

ˌinforˈmality (-ˈmӕ-) noun

informaliteit عَدَم تَمَسُّك بالرَّسميات неофициланост informalidade neformálnost die Zwanglosigkeit afslappethed; tvangfrihed ανεπισημότητα informalidad mitteametlikkus عدم رعایت تشریفات epävirallisuus simplicité חוֹסֶר רִשמִיוּת अनौपचारिकता neslužbenost fesztelenség; közvetlenség keadaan tidak resmi óformlegheit carattere informale くだけたやり方 비공식 neoficialumas, formalumų nesilaikymas neformālums tidak rasmi informaliteitavslappethet, utvungenhet nieformalność غیر رسمی informalidade caracter infor­mal непринуждённость neformálnosť sproščenost neformalnost informell karaktär, enkelhet, anspråkslöshet การไม่มีพิธีรีตอง teklifsizlik 非正式 відсутність церемоній, невимушеність بے تکلفانہ sự thân mật 非正式

inˈformally adverb

informeel بصورة غير رسميَّه неофициално informalmente neobřadně zwanglos uformelt ανεπίσημαinformalmente mitteametlikult بطور غیر رسمی epävirallisesti sans cérémonie בְּאוֹפֶן לא רִשמִי अनौपचारिकता neslužbeno nem előírásosan, fesztelenül; ceremónia nélkül secara tidak resmi óformlega in modo informale 非公式に 비공식적으로 neoficialiai neformāli; neoficiāli secara tidak formal informeeluformelt, dagligdags, folkelig nieoficjalnie د غیر رسمی په توګه informalmente informal, neprotocolar непринуждённо neformálne neprisiljeno neformalno informellt อย่างไม่เป็นทางการ; อย่างเป็นกันเอง teklifsiz şekilde 非正式地 невимушено بے تکلفی سے một cách thân mật 非正式地

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informal

→ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيٌّ neformální uformel inoffiziell ανεπίσημος informal epävirallinen informel neformalan informale 形式ばらない 비공식적인 informeel uformell nieformalny informal неформальный informell ไม่เป็นทางการ teklifsiz thân mật 非正式的

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