informal
Adjektivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ɪnˈfɔː.m(ə)l//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l//
Not formal or ceremonious.
Adjektiv
- 1
Not formal or ceremonious.
an informal get-together
One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
Students and faculty members lunch at the cafeteria and naturally communicate freely with one another in a relaxed and informal setting.
- 2
Not in accord with the usual regulations.
an informal agreement
- 3
Suited for everyday use.
informal clothes
- 4
Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
When I returned to the movie Ghilli, a Kollywood classic (Kollywood being the informal name for Tamil cinema) that I loved as a kid, I couldn’t help but question why the story continues romantically, without question, after the heroine is slapped by the supposed love of her life.
- 5
Not organized; not structured or planned.
Herkunft
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English formal English informal From in- + formal.
Formen
- Komparativ
- more informal
- Superlativ
- most informal