informality

[ in-fawr-mal-i-tee ]

/ ˌɪn fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural in·for·mal·i·ties for 2.

the state of being informal; absence of formality.

an informal act.

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Origin of informality

First recorded in 1590–1600; in-³ + formality

OTHER WORDS FROM informality

su·per·in·for·mal·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·in·for·mal·i·ties.

Words nearby informality

in for, in for a penny, in for a pound, in force, inform, informal, informality, informally, informal settlement, informal vote, informant, in forma pauperis

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How to use informality in a sentence

Their arguments are premised on the claim that informality undermines efforts to both slow the spread of the pandemic and boost economic growth.
The World Bank and the IMF’s logic on Africa’s informal sector is flawed|Vanessa van den Boogaard|November 10, 2021|Quartz
Rather than being distracting, Fornós says, the ’80s style added a sense of informality and coziness to the meetings.
Meetings suck. Can we make them more fun?|Tanya Basu|September 8, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It’s worth recalling, then, that most cities were born from informality.
Rio de Janeiro is making a digital map of one of Brazil’s largest favelas|Fábio Duarte, Carlo Ratti, Washington Fajardo|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Favela residents are already experts in managing informality—some were mapping their communities with pen and paper long before we began our work with 3D scanners.
Rio de Janeiro is making a digital map of one of Brazil’s largest favelas|Fábio Duarte, Carlo Ratti, Washington Fajardo|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review

It’s worth recalling that most cities were born from informality.
Rio de Janeiro is making a digital map of one of Brazil’s largest favelas|Fábio Duarte, Carlo Ratti, Washington Fajardo|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Our politics—our culture at large, really—now disincentivizes loose informality when it comes to political coverage.
Wanted: Less Terrible Political Coverage on TV|Matt Lewis|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So far Harry's tour of the Caribbean has been a riot of informality with booze, boogies and broken-down boats a-plenty.
Best Behaviour, Harry||March 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the trend toward office-place informality is the main factor, I feel.
Our Sweatpants Nightmare|Sean Macaulay|January 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But this case does not affect the succession, for Baron, on account of some informality perhaps, was never acknowledged at Rome.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
The sixteenth Chapter explains the informality committed after the Judges were nominated.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny
The very informality of a chafing dish supper is its charm, the guests sitting at the table while the dishes are prepared.
Suppers|Paul Pierce
Have a "railroad party" if you like the refreshing flavor of informality at your social functions.
Suppers|Paul Pierce
She drove her own horse, wrapped in her cloak and with an utter disregard to the informality of her attire.
The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for informality

informality

/ (ˌɪnfɔːˈmælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition or quality of being informal

an informal act

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