informality

in·for·mal·i·ty

 (ĭn′fôr-măl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·for·mal·i·ties

1. The state or quality of being informal.

2. An informal act.

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informality

(ˌɪnfɔːˈmælɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the condition or quality of being informal

2. an informal act

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in•for•mal•i•ty

(ˌɪn fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state of being informal; absence of formality.

2. an informal act.

[1590–1600]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	informality - a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving casualness, familiarity - a casual manner unceremoniousness - an unceremonial manner formalness, formality - a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
	2.	informality - freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" ease naturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

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informality

noun familiarity, naturalness, casualness, ease, relaxation, simplicity, lack of ceremony He was overwhelmed by their cheerfulness and friendly informality.

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informality

noun

Freedom from constraint, formality, embarrassment, or awkwardness:

casualness, ease, easiness, naturalness, poise, spontaneity, unceremoniousness, unrestraint.

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Translations

عَدَم تَمَسُّك بالرَّسميات

neformálnost

afslappethedtvangfrihed

Zwanglosigkeit

familiaridad

simplicité

fesztelenségközvetlenség

óformlegheit

assenza di formalitàmancanza di formalit...

avslappethet

neformálnosť

teklifsizlik

非正式

informality

[ˌɪnfɔːˈmælɪtɪ] N → informalidad f, falta f de ceremonia

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informality

[ɪnfɔː^rˈmælɪti] n

(= relaxed nature) [person, manner] → décontraction f; [occasion, meal] → caractère m informel

(= unofficial nature) [announcement, visit, agreement] → caractère m non officiel

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informality

n

(esp Pol: = unofficial nature) (of meeting, talks) → nicht formeller or förmlicher Charakter; (of visit, arrangement) → inoffizieller Charakter

(= simplicity, lack of ceremony) (of meeting, party, conversation, atmosphere) → Zwanglosigkeit f, → Ungezwungenheit f; (of manner, tone also) → legere Art; (of language, speech) → informeller Charakter or Ton; (of restaurant) → Gemütlichkeit f

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informality

[ˌɪnfɔːˈmælɪtɪ] n (of person, manner) → semplicità; (of tone) → mancanza di formalità; (of language, style) → tono colloquiale; (of occasion) → tono familiare; (of meeting, negotiations, announcement) → carattere m non ufficiale

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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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