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formal
1[ fawr-muhl ]
adjective
- being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional:
to pay one's formal respects.
- marked by form or ceremony:
a formal occasion.
- designed for wear or use at occasions or events marked by elaborate ceremony or prescribed social observance:
The formal attire included tuxedos and full-length gowns.
- requiring a type of dress suitable for such occasions:
a formal dance.
- observant of conventional requirements of behavior, procedure, etc., as persons; ceremonious.
Synonyms:
- excessively ceremonious:
a manner that was formal and austere.
Synonyms:
- being a matter of form only; perfunctory:
We expected more than just formal courtesy.
- made or done in accordance with procedures that ensure validity:
a formal authorization.
Synonyms: ,
- of, relating to, or emphasizing the organization or composition of the constituent elements in a work of art perceived separately from its subject matter:
a formal approach to painting; the formal structure of a poem.
- being in accordance with prescribed or customary forms:
a formal siege.
- Theater. (of a stage setting) generalized and simplified in design, especially of architectural elements, and serving as a permanent set for a play irrespective of changes in location.
- acquired in school; academic:
He had little formal training in economics.
- symmetrical or highly organized:
a formal garden.
- of, reflecting, or noting a usage of language in which syntax, pronunciation, etc., adhere to traditional standards of correctness and usage is characterized by the absence of casual, contracted, and colloquial forms:
The paper was written in formal English.
- Philosophy.
- pertaining to form.
- Aristotelianism. not material; essential.
- Logic. formal logic ( def ).
- pertaining to the form, shape, or mode of a thing, especially as distinguished from the substance:
formal writing, bereft of all personality.
- being such merely in appearance or name; nominal:
a formal head of the government having no actual powers.
- Mathematics.
- (of a proof ) in strict logical form with a justification for every step.
- (of a calculation) correct in form; made with strict justification for every step.
- (of a calculation, derivation, representation, or the like) of or relating to manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning.
noun
- a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
- an evening gown.
adverb
- in formal attire:
We're supposed to go formal.
formal
2[ fawr-mal ]
noun
formal
1/ ˈɔːə /
adjective
- of, according to, or following established or prescribed forms, conventions, etc
a formal document
- characterized by observation of conventional forms of ceremony, behaviour, dress, etc
a formal dinner
- methodical, precise, or stiff
- suitable for occasions organized according to conventional ceremony
formal dress
- denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, used by educated speakers and writers of a language
- acquired by study in academic institutions
a formal education
- regular or symmetrical in form
a formal garden
- of or relating to the appearance, form, etc, of something as distinguished from its substance
- logically deductive
formal proof
- philosophy
- of or relating to form as opposed to matter or content
- pertaining to the essence or nature of something
formal cause
- (in the writings of Descartes) pertaining to the correspondence between an image or idea and its object
- being in the formal mode
- denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is a stranger, social superior, etc
in French the pronoun ``vous'' is formal, while ``tu'' is informal
formal
2/ ˈɔːæ /
noun
- another name for methylal
Derived Forms
- ˈڴǰ, adverb
- ˈڴǰԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڴǰm·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of formal1
Origin of formal2
51Թ History and Origins
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Origin of formal2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That process is ongoing amid an expectancy that his formal appointment is completed and announced later this summer.
However, a new formal process - which will involve a match observation by an FA official - will give the body the ability to remove or refuse a player's permission to play in the women's game.
"It's not a formal event, it's just a pub crawl - but there is always a huge amount of people," he explained.
But equally, if you don't take formal action, then there is a perception that offenders consistently get away with bad behaviour.
DHL said last week the change had "caused a surge in formal customs clearances, which we are handling around the clock".
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