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Meaning of INFORMALITY

Pronunciation:  `infor'malitee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"
  2. [n]  a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
 
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 Synonyms: ease
 
 Antonyms: formality, formalness
 
 See Also: casualness, familiarity, manner, naturalness, personal manner, unceremoniousness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In`for*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Informalities}.
1. The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed,
   or customary form; as, the informality of legal
   proceedings.
2. 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.
 

 

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