noun
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the condition or quality of being informal
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an informal act
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of informality
Example Sentences
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"Resilient growth and stable unemployment figures should not distract us from the deeper reality: hundreds of millions of workers remain trapped in poverty, informality, and exclusion," ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
But informality and ambiguity remain a feature, not a bug, of China’s approach to coercive economic bargaining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
While sharing similar tenets like low-slung horizontality, natural materials and warm informality, some incorporate elements of Colonial or Spanish architecture, others take on a bit of Swiss Chalet.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Her supervisor and mentor, Professor Louis Leakey, saw the value in that informality.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
In fact, to my eyes, the appearance of informality had been taken to a faintly ludicrous degree.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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