noun
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the condition or quality of being informal
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an informal act
Other Word Forms
- superinformality noun
Etymology
Origin of informality
Example Sentences
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Her supervisor and mentor, Professor Louis Leakey, saw the value in that informality.
From BBC
But informality and ambiguity remain a feature, not a bug, of China’s approach to coercive economic bargaining.
They wanted to provide the common citizen with an opportunity to experience the “country within the city,” “pleasure grounds” that offered beauty, tranquillity, informality and opportunities to reflect and recharge.
From Seattle Times
The tropical plants, the patio umbrellas, the open sky and thorough informality make Outerspace what may be the most Californian restaurant in New York.
From New York Times
“The poorest, the most humble, those living in informality, selling water at traffic lights, crackers on the beach or skewered meat in the square, were knocked down. Almost 40 million people are in that situation.”
From Seattle Times
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