| query | An i_______ situation is one which is relaxed and friendly and not very serious or official.An informal situation is one which is relaxed and friendly and not very serious or official. I would like it to be an informal occasion. The house has an informal atmosphere. Eleanor enjoyed the relative informality of island life. |
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| word | informal |
| full-definition | adjective Informal speech or behaviour is relaxed and friendly rather than serious, very correct, or official. She is refreshingly informal. His friend was less good-looking, but a lot more informal and relaxed. She was always there at half past eight, chatting informally to the children. He was overwhelmed by their friendly informality. An informal situation is one which is relaxed and friendly and not very serious or official. I would like it to be an informal occasion. The house has an informal atmosphere. Eleanor enjoyed the relative informality of island life. Informal clothes are casual and suitable for wearing when you are relaxing, but not on formal occasions . Most of the time Jenny needs informal clothes. For lunch, dress is informal. Everyone dressed informally in shorts or jeans. You use informal to describe something that is done unofficially or casually without planning . The two leaders will retire to the country for informal discussions. ...an informal meeting of E.U. ministers. We had an informal party at a hotel, and people just flooded in. He began informally to handle Ted's tax affairs for him. |
| inflections | informallyinformalityinformalityinformallyinformally |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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