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formal

/ formal /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
"pay one''s formal respects"
"formal dress"
"a formal ball"
"the requirement was only formal and often ignored"
"a formal education"
Similar:
ceremonial ceremonious conventional dress full-dress form-only(a) nominal titular
Opposites:
informal
See also:
conventional
adjective Sense 2
(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"
Similar:
literary
Opposites:
informal
See also:
rhetorical
adjective satellite Sense 3
logically deductive
"formal proof"
Similar:
logical
adjective satellite Sense 4
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
"formal duties"
"an official banquet"
Similar:
official
adjective satellite Sense 5
represented in simplified or symbolic form
Similar:
nonrepresentational
Domain:
fine arts beaux arts
adjective satellite Sense 6
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
"a courtly gentleman"
Similar:
dignified
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

ceremonial ceremonious conventional dress full-dress form-only(a) nominal titular informal literary logical official