formal
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Types & categories
- dance hypernym
- cotillion hyponym
- masked ball hyponym
- promenade hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
pay one's formal respects
Related & opposite
- conventional also see
- formal also see
- informal antonym
- formalness attribute
- formality derivation
- formalness derivation
- ceremonial similar to
- ceremonious similar to
- dress similar to
- form-onlya similar to
- dress similar to
- titular similar to
- prescribed similar to
- pro forma similar to
- semiformal similar to
- buckram similar to
- white-tie similar to
Sense 3 noun
a gown for evening wear
Types & categories
- formalwear hypernym
- gown hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
formal duties
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
(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
Related & opposite
- formal also see
- rhetorical also see
- informal antonym
- formalness attribute
- literary similar to
Sense 6 adjective
represented in simplified or symbolic form
Related & opposite
- schematic derivation
- schema derivation
- schema derivation
- fine arts domain topic
- nonrepresentational similar to
Sense 7 adjective
logically deductive
formal proof
Related & opposite
- logical similar to
Sense 8 adjective
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
a courtly gentleman
Related & opposite
- court derivation
- courtliness derivation
- formalness derivation
- stateliness derivation
- royal court derivation
- royal court derivation
- dignified similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cotillion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | masked ball |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | promenade |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | conventional |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | formal |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | informal |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | formalness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | formality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | formalness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ceremonial |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ceremonious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dress |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | form-onlya |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dress |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | titular |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | prescribed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | pro forma |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | semiformal |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | buckram |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | white-tie |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | formalwear |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | gown |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | formality |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | official |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | formal |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | rhetorical |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | informal |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | formalness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | literary |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | schematic |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | schema |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | schema |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | fine arts |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonrepresentational |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | logical |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | court |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | courtliness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | formalness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | stateliness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | royal court |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | royal court |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | dignified |