informal

Definition of informal in English English dictionary: Not in accord with the usual regulations; unofficial
an informal agreement.; Suited for everyday use
informal clothes.; Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage; Not organized; not structured or planned; Not formal or ceremonious; casual
an informal get-together.; informal; used of spoken and written language not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers; Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writing, proceeding, or visit; the conducting of an assessment or evaluation activity without a prescribed plan or structure, or with little or no advance notice See Formal; {s} unofficial, unceremonious; relaxed, casual, easy; not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"; Adjustment a procedure in the juvenile court whereby an intake officer will delay the filing of the petition based on an informal adjustment if the child and his parents voluntarily agree to abide by specified conditions If these conditions are violated, the intake officer can proceed with the filing of the formal petition; You use informal to describe something that is done unofficially or casually without planning. The two leaders will retire to Camp David for informal discussions. + informally in·for·mal·ly He began informally to handle Ted's tax affairs for him; Expressed in natural language; used of spoken and written language; Informal speech or behaviour is relaxed and friendly rather than serious, very correct, or official. She is refreshingly informal formal + informally in·for·mal·ly She was always there at half past eight, chatting informally to the children. + informality in·for·mal·ity He was overwhelmed by their friendly informality; Deranged in mind; out of one's senses; Informal clothes are casual and suitable for wearing when you are relaxing, but not on formal occasions. For lunch, dress is informal. = casual formal + informally in·for·mal·ly Everyone dressed informally in shorts or jeans; not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends" used of spoken and written language not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers; The level of speech most often used in conversation Contractions are more often used in informal speech as well as other changes: He didn't hit the ball over the fence; An informal situation is one which is relaxed and friendly and not very serious or official. The house has an informal atmosphere. formal; Not according to official, conventional, or customary form Without ceremony; having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"; a way of acting or writing when it is a friendly easy situation possibly with people you know; not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"; or colloquial: words or meaning appropriate for informal writing for not formal writing, such as great to mean "very good," as in a great movie Another example is the word conniption; A booking in which a model walks around a store representing a particular designer The model is required to approach customers and describe the outfit they are wearing
informal fallacy: A logical fallacy whose error cannot be represented by the symbols used in formal logic
informal logic: that branch of logic whose task is to develop non-formal standards, criteria, procedures for the analysis, interpretation, evaluation, criticism and construction of argumentation in everyday discourse
informal dress: informal clothes, casual dress
informal education: The acquisition of knowledge and skills through experience, reading, social contact
informal education: the acquisition of knowledge and skills through experience, reading, social contact, etc Compare non-formal education
informal education: In many cultures, augments or takes the place of formal schooling as children learn adult roles through observation, conversation, assisting, and imitating
informal visit: {i} unofficial visit
ınformal: {a} informing, accusing, irregular, loose
formal and informal fallacy: In philosophy, reasoning that fails to establish its conclusion because of deficiencies in form or wording. Formal fallacies are types of deductive argument that instantiate an invalid inference pattern (see deduction; validity); an example is "affirming the consequent: If A then B; B; therefore, A." Informal fallacies are types of inductive argument the premises of which fail to establish the conclusion because of their content. There are many kinds of informal fallacy; examples include argumentum ad hominem ("argument against the man"), which consists of attacking the arguer instead of his argument; the fallacy of false cause, which consists of arguing from the premise that one event precedes another to the conclusion that the first event is the cause of the second; the fallacy of composition, which consists of arguing from the premise that a part of a thing has a certain property to the conclusion that the thing itself has that property; and the fallacy of equivocation, which consists of arguing from a premise in which a term is used in one sense to a conclusion in which the term is used in another sense
informality: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"
informality: {i} absence of ceremony, lack of formality, casualness
informality: The condition of being informal
informality: The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings
informality: a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
informality: An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule
informally: with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn"
informally: in an informal manner, casually, without ceremony
informally: In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms
informally: In an informal manner
informally: in a causal way; at home; "we'll have dinner en famille"
informally: without formality; "he visited us informally
informally: without formality; "he visited us informally"