Search: Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
formal Definition
Cancel
formal
adjective(for-mal)represented in simplified or symbolic form
Synonyms: conventional, schematic,
formal
noun(for-mal)a gown for evening wear
Synonyms: dinner dress, dinner gown, evening gown,
formal
adjective(for-mal)refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
formal
adjective(for-mal)being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Antonyms: informal,
Examples:
Pay one's formal respects.
Formal dress.
A formal ball.
The requirement was only formal and often ignored.
A formal education.
Formal dress.
A formal ball.
The requirement was only formal and often ignored.
A formal education.
formal
adjective(for-mal)characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
Examples:
Formal duties.
formal
adjective(for-mal)logically deductive
Examples:
Formal proof.
formal
adjective(for-mal)(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
Antonyms: informal,
Examples:
The paper was written in formal English.