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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“There’s an inconsistency between the seriousness of war and the informality of social media,” said Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"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
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
A New York Times front page article covering President Eisenhower's visit in 1959 remarked on the "informality" that governed his overnight stay.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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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