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formal

Adjective

∙ Being in accord with established forms.
∙ Official.
∙ Relating to the form or structure of something.
∙ Relating to formation.
∙ Ceremonial or traditional.
∙ Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
∙ Organized; well-structured and planned.
∙ Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning. mathematics

Noun

∙ Formalin.
∙ An evening gown.
∙ An event with a formal dress code.

BABYLON ENGLISH
formal adj.
ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical; requiring fancy dress
occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
formal
formal
\for"mal\ (fôr"mal), n. [l. formic + alcohol.] (chem.) see methylal.
formal
\form"al\ (fôrm"al), a. [l. formalis: cf. f. formel.]
1. belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing.
2. belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect. of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech.
3. done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent. his obscure funeral no noble rite nor formal ostentation.
4. devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. a cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids. irwing. she took off the formal cap that confined her hair.
5. having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc.
6. dependent in form; conventional. still in constraint your suffering sex remains, or bound in formal or in real chains.
7. sound; normal. [obs.] to make of him a formal man again.
formal
cause. see under cause.
similar words(4)

formal methods
formal object role modeling language
formal logic
formal cause

WORDNET 2.0
formal
Adjective
1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
(antonym) informal
(similar) ceremonial
(see-also) conventional
(attribute) formality, formalness
2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet"
(similar) official
3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English"
(antonym) informal
(similar) literary
(attribute) formality, formalness
4. represented in simplified or symbolic form
(synonym) conventional, schematic
(similar) nonrepresentational
(classification) fine arts, beaux arts
5. logically deductive; "formal proof"
(similar) logical
6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"
(synonym) courtly, elegant, stately
(similar) dignified

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Formal
Formal and Informal, and Formality and Informality, may refer toForm (disambiguation)Formalism (disambiguation)
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

formal

Adjective

∙ Being in accord with established forms.
∙ Official.
∙ Relating to the form or structure of something.
∙ Relating to formation.
∙ Ceremonial or traditional.
∙ Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
∙ Organized; well-structured and planned.
∙ Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning. mathematics

Noun

∙ Formalin.
∙ An evening gown.
∙ An event with a formal dress code.

BABYLON ENGLISH
formal adj.
ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical; requiring fancy dress
occasion which requires fancy dress (dance, ball, etc.); evening gown

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
formal
formal
\for"mal\ (fôr"mal), n. [l. formic + alcohol.] (chem.) see methylal.
formal
\form"al\ (fôrm"al), a. [l. formalis: cf. f. formel.]
1. belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing.
2. belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect. of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech.
3. done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent. his obscure funeral no noble rite nor formal ostentation.
4. devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. a cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids. irwing. she took off the formal cap that confined her hair.
5. having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc.
6. dependent in form; conventional. still in constraint your suffering sex remains, or bound in formal or in real chains.
7. sound; normal. [obs.] to make of him a formal man again.
formal
cause. see under cause.
similar words(4)

formal methods
formal object role modeling language
formal logic
formal cause

WORDNET 2.0
formal
Adjective
1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
(antonym) informal
(similar) ceremonial
(see-also) conventional
(attribute) formality, formalness
2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet"
(similar) official
3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English"
(antonym) informal
(similar) literary
(attribute) formality, formalness
4. represented in simplified or symbolic form
(synonym) conventional, schematic
(similar) nonrepresentational
(classification) fine arts, beaux arts
5. logically deductive; "formal proof"
(similar) logical
6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"
(synonym) courtly, elegant, stately
(similar) dignified

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Formal
Formal and Informal, and Formality and Informality, may refer toForm (disambiguation)Formalism (disambiguation)
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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