informal

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ formal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/ Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl === Adjective === informal (comparative more informal, superlative most informal) Not formal or ceremonious. Not in accord with the usual regulations. Suited for everyday use. (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage. (horticulture) Not organized; not structured or planned. ==== Synonyms ==== (not formal or ceremonious): casual (not in accord with the usual regulations): unofficial (suited for everyday use): casual (language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage): colloquial ==== Antonyms ==== formal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === formalin == Catalan == === Etymology === From in- +‎ formal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [iɱ.furˈmal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.forˈmal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.foɾˈmal] === Adjective === informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informals) informal ==== Derived terms ==== informalment ==== Further reading ==== “informal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Adjective === informal m or f (plural informais) informal Antonym: formal ==== Derived terms ==== informalmente ==== Further reading ==== “informal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Malay == === Etymology === From English informal. By surface analysis, in- +‎ formal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [in.fɔ(r).məl], [in.fo(r).mal] Rhymes: -əl, -al Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal === Adjective === informal (Jawi spelling اينفورمل, comparative lebih informal, superlative paling informal) Not formal; informal. === Further reading === "informal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal === Adjective === informal m or f (plural informais) informal (not formal or ceremonious) ==== Derived terms ==== informalmente === Further reading === “informal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “informal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English informal or French informel. === Adjective === informal m or n (feminine singular informală, masculine plural informali, feminine/neuter plural informale) informal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /infoɾˈmal/ [ĩɱ.foɾˈmal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: in‧for‧mal === Adjective === informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informales) informal Antonym: formal ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “informal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === filmaron