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informality

noun

Etymology

From informal + -ity.

  1. derived from fōrmālis
  2. derived from formel
  3. inherited from formel
  4. prefixed as informal — “in- + formal”
  5. formed as informality — “informal + -ity”

Definitions

  1. The condition of being informal.

    • These people, drawn from many different places and with many different backgrounds, gave the whole life of the County an informality that was new to Ellen, an informality to which she never quite accustomed herself.
    • More importantly and closer to life, slangs help build an instant intimacy and informality.

  2. An informal term or usage

    An informal term or usage; a colloquialism.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for informality. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA