informal
adjective
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not formal
conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress
Related & opposite
- informal also see
- formal antonym
- formalness attribute
- informality derivation
- daily similar to
- free-and-easy similar to
- folksy similar to
- unceremonious similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not officially recognized or controlled
an informal agreement
Related & opposite
- unofficial similar to
Sense 3 adjective
used of spoken and written language
Related & opposite
- informal also see
- unrhetorical also see
- formal antonym
- formalness attribute
- colloquial similar to
- vernacular similar to
- epistolary similar to
- slangy similar to
- subliterary similar to
- unliterary similar to
Sense 4 adjective
having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
had a cozy chat
Related & opposite
- informality derivation
- coziness derivation
- friendly similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | informal |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | formal |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | formalness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | informality |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | daily |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | free-and-easy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | folksy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unceremonious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unofficial |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | informal |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | unrhetorical |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | formal |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | formalness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | colloquial |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | vernacular |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | epistolary |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | slangy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | subliterary |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unliterary |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | informality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | coziness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | friendly |