Associations to the word «Informal»

Wiktionary

INFORMAL, adjective. Not formal or ceremonious.
INFORMAL, adjective. Not in accord with the usual regulations.
INFORMAL, adjective. Suited for everyday use.
INFORMAL, adjective. (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
INFORMAL, adjective. (gardening) Not organized; not structured or planned.
INFORMAL FALLACY, noun. (logic) A fallacy whose error cannot be represented by the symbols used in formal logic.
INFORMAL LOGIC, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

INFORMAL, adjective. Not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends".
INFORMAL, adjective. Not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers".
INFORMAL, adjective. Used of spoken and written language.
INFORMAL, adjective. Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne