Meaning of 'formal'

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Meaning of ‘formal’

8 definitions found.

formal

adjective

refined or imposing in manner or appearance

Synonyms: courtly

adjective

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

Example: "pay one's formal respects"

adjective

of spoken and written language, adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

Example: "The paper was written in formal English."

adjective

logically deductive

Example: "formal proof"

adjective

characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

Example: "formal duties"

adjective

represented in simplified or symbolic form

Synonyms: conventional

noun

a gown for evening wear

Synonyms: dinner dress dinner gown evening gown

noun

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

Synonyms: ball

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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