What does formal mean in English? Meaning of formal definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "formal": a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Noun
Meaning: a lavish dance requiring formal attireSynonyms: ball
formalHyponyms: cotilion
cotillion
fancy-dress ball
masked ball
masquerade ball
prom
promenadeHypernyms: danceMeaning of "formal": being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Adjective
Meaning: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)Example: pay one's formal respects
formal dress
a formal ball
the requirement was only formal and often ignored
a formal educationSynonyms: formalAntonyms: informalSimilar: black-tie
buckram
ceremonial
ceremonious
conventional
dress
form-only
full-dress
nominal
perfunctory
positive
prescribed
pro forma
semi-formal
semiformal
starchy
stiff
titular
white-tieAlso see: conventional
formalMeaning of "formal": a gown for evening wear
Noun
Meaning: a gown for evening wearSynonyms: dinner dress
dinner gown
evening gown
formalHypernyms: evening clothes
evening dress
eveningwear
formalwear
gownMeaning of "formal": characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
Adjective
Meaning: characteristic of or befitting a person in authorityExample: formal duties
an official banquetSynonyms: formalSimilar: officialMeaning of "formal": (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
Adjective
Meaning: (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial formsExample: the paper was written in formal EnglishSynonyms: formalAntonyms: informalSimilar: literaryAlso see: formal
rhetoricalMeaning of "formal": represented in simplified or symbolic form
Adjective
Meaning: represented in simplified or symbolic formSynonyms: conventional
formal
schematicSimilar: nonrepresentationalMeaning of "formal": logically deductive
Adjective
Meaning: logically deductiveExample: formal proofSynonyms: formalSimilar: logicalMeaning of "formal": refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
Adjective
Meaning: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal courtExample: a courtly gentlemanSynonyms: courtly
formal
statelySimilar: dignifiedAdjective: Being in accord with established forms. She spoke formal English, without any dialect.Official. I'd like to make a formal complaint.Relating to the form or structure of something. Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar. 1978, Heikki Seppä, Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths, [Kent, Oh.]: Kent State University Press, ISBN 978-0-87338-212-0, page 1: THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practical form, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] The possibilities for further variations on them are all but exhausted, there being little chance to express new and unusual ideas within the framework of such limited choices. As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality.1978, Heikki Seppä, Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths, [Kent, Oh.]: Kent State University Press, ISBN 978-0-87338-212-0, page 1: THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practical form, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] The possibilities for further variations on them are all but exhausted, there being little chance to express new and unusual ideas within the framework of such limited choices. As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality.Relating to formation. The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development.Ceremonial. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual. Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!Organized; well-structured and planned. When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse.(mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning. Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.Synonyms:
precise, academic, solemn, explicit, legal, strict, proper, ceremonial, express, set, official, regular, ritual, approved, ceremonious, confirmed, conventional, decorous, directed, fixed, lawful, methodical, prescribed, pro forma, punctilious, rigid, ritualistic, stately, stereotyped, systematic, stereotypical, ceremonialistic, formalistic, precise, polite, nominal, aloof, by the numbers, ceremonious, conventional, decorous, distant, exact, prim, punctilious, reserved, seemly, sententious, stilted, stuffy, unbending, straight arrow, playing the game, starched,
Antonyms:
ambiguous, inaccurate, indefinite, informal, customary, ordinary, disorderly, relaxed, normal, unaffected, informal, customary, disorderly, relaxed, normal, unaffected,
