Meaning | A manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies. |
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Synonym | formality |
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Attributes | formal | In accord / accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) |
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formal | (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms |
informal | not formal |
informal | Used of spoken and written language |
Narrower | ceremoniousness | A ceremonial manner |
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stateliness | An elaborate manner of doing something |
Broader | manner, personal manner | A way of acting or behaving |
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Opposite | informality | A manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously |
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Spanish | etiqueta, formalidad |
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Catalan | formalitat |
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Adjectives | formal | being in accord / accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) |
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formal | refined or imposing in manner or appearance |