English-Thai Dictionary
informal
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นกันเอง casual ordinary relaxed formal exclusive sueng-pen-kan-ang
informal
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่เป็นทางการ unofficial unceremonious unconventional restrained ceremonial ritualistic sueng-mai-pen-tang-kan
informality
N การ ไม่มี พิธีรีตอง ความเป็นกันเอง casualness relaxation friendliness kan-mai-me-pi-te-re-trong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INFORMAL
a.[in and formal. ] Not in the regular or usual form; as an informal writing; informal proceedings. 1. Not in the usual manner; not according to custom; as an informal visit.
2. Not with the official forms; as the secretary made to the envoy an informal communication.
INFORMALITY
n.[from informal. ] Want of regular or customary form. The informality of legal proceedings may render them void.
INFORMALLY
adv. In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INFORMAL
In *form "al, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + formal. ]
1. Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writting, proceeding, or visit.
2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs. ] These poor informal women. Shak.
INFORMALITY
In `for *mal "i *ty, n.; pl. Informalities (.
1. The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.
2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule.
INFORMALLY
INFORMALLY In *form "al *ly, adv.
Defn: In an informal manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
informal
in for mal |inˈfôrməl ɪnˈfɔrməl | ▶adjective having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature: an informal atmosphere | an informal agreement between the two companies. • of or denoting a style of writing or conversational speech characterized by simple grammatical structures, familiar vocabulary, and use of idioms, e.g., tu in French. • (of dress ) casual; suitable for everyday wear. DERIVATIVES in for mal ly adverb
informality
in for mal i ty |ˌinfôrˈmalitē ɪnfɔːrˈmæləti | ▶noun relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style or nature; absence of formality: he enjoyed the informality of the occasion.
informal vote
in |for ¦mal vote ▶noun Austral. /NZ an invalid vote or voting paper.
Oxford Dictionary
informal
in |for ¦mal |ɪnˈfɔːm (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature: an informal atmosphere | an informal agreement between the two companies. • (of dress ) casual; suitable for everyday wear. 2 denoting the grammatical structures, vocabulary, and idiom suitable to everyday language and conversation rather than to official or formal contexts. 3 (of economic activity ) carried on by self-employed or independent people on a small scale, especially unofficially or illegally: Peru's huge and dense informal sector of street vendors and cottage industries. DERIVATIVES informally adverb
informality
in |for |mal ¦ity |ˌɪnfɔːˈmalɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style or nature; absence of formality: he enjoyed the informality of the occasion. there is a laid-back informality to the food.
informal settlement
in |for ¦mal settle |ment ▶noun another term for shackland.
informal vote
in |for ¦mal vote ▶noun Austral. /NZ an invalid vote or voting paper.
American Oxford Thesaurus
informal
informal adjective 1 an informal chat: unofficial, casual, relaxed, easygoing, unceremonious; open, friendly, intimate; simple, unpretentious, easy; informal unstuffy, laid-back, chummy. ANTONYMS official, formal. 2 informal language: colloquial, vernacular, idiomatic, demotic, popular; familiar, everyday, unofficial; simple, natural, unpretentious; informal slangy, chatty, folksy. ANTONYMS literary, formal. 3 informal clothes: casual, relaxed, comfortable, everyday, sloppy, leisure; informal comfy, cazh. ANTONYMS formal.
Oxford Thesaurus
informal
informal adjective 1 an informal discussion: casual, relaxed, easy-going, natural, unceremonious, unofficial, non-formal, unstudied, unaffected; open, friendly, intimate; simple, unpretentious, easy; informal unstuffy, unbuttoned, chummy, pally, matey. ANTONYMS formal, official. 2 an informal speech style: colloquial, vernacular, idiomatic, demotic, non-standard, popular, dialectal, non-literary; simple, natural, familiar, everyday, unofficial, unpretentious; informal slangy, chatty, folksy. ANTONYMS formal, literary. 3 the guys wore very informal clothes: casual, relaxed, comfortable, everyday, sloppy, leisure; French sportif; informal comfy, laid-back, sporty. ANTONYMS formal, smart. 4 an informal job sector has developed: unofficial, irregular, grey, black, back-door, illegal, illicit.
informality
informality noun the informality of the occasion | his genial informality: lack of ceremony, casualness, unceremoniousness, non-formality, unpretentiousness; homeliness, cosiness; ease, ease of manner, naturalness, relaxedness, approachability, accessibility. ANTONYMS formality.
Duden Dictionary
informal
in for mal Adjektiv besonders Soziologie englisch informal = zwanglos, aus: in- (< lateinisch in- = un-, nicht ) und formal = formell, förmlich < lateinisch formalis, formal nicht auf vorgegebenen Regeln, Richtlinien beruhend, sondern spontan [sich ergebend ]
Informalismus
In for ma lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Informal i smus |der Informalismus; Genitiv: des Informalismus lateinisch Informel
Spanish Dictionary
informal
informal adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que no cumple con los compromisos que ha establecido con alguien o algo :Pedro es muy informal, nunca llega a la hora acordada .ANTÓNIMO formal .2 adjetivo Que no está sujeto a reglas protocolarias, ceremoniales o solemnes, sino que es propio del trato entre amigos o familiares :reunión informal; esta noche tengo una cena informal con algunos compañeros del trabajo; lo reconoció en una conversación informal con los periodistas .3 [lenguaje ] Que es propio de una situación informal .ANTÓNIMO formal .4 [prenda, ropa ] Que es adecuado para la vida privada o familiar y se viste más por comodidad que por elegancia :a la oficina va con un traje impecable, pero los fines de semana usa ropa informal .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de formal (V.) en la acepción ‘que se comporta con educación ’. De la familia etimológica de forma (V.).
informalidad
informalidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de informal :tuvo una reunión con periodistas con tintes de informalidad .ANTÓNIMO formalidad .2 Acción informal :ya estoy cansado de sus informalidades .
informalismo
informalismo nombre masculino Tendencia artística, especialmente pictórica, muy próxima a la abstracción, de la que se diferencia por un abandono más categórico de la línea y la forma definida .
informalista
informalista adjetivo 1 Del informalismo o relacionado con él :su pintura es informalista .2 nombre común Persona que practica el informalismo .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
informal
in for mal /ɪnfɔ́ː r m (ə )l /形容詞 more ～, most ～(↔formal )1 〖通例be ～〗〈雰囲気などが 〉形式ばらない , 気楽な, 打ち解けた ▸ The meeting was very informal .会議はとても打ち解けたものだった .2 〈言葉が 〉くだけた , 日常会話的な, 話し言葉の (!本辞典では ｟くだけて ｠と表示 ) ▸ an informal expression くだけた表現 .3 〈衣服が 〉ふだん着の (casual )▸ in informal clothes ふだん着で .4 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗非公式の 〈話し合いなど 〉▸ an informal talk 非公式の会談 .
informality
in for mal i ty /ɪ̀nfɔː r mǽləti /名詞 複 -ties U C 形式ばらないこと [やり方 ], 肩のこらない雰囲気, 非公式, 略式 .
informally
in f ó r mal ly 副詞 形式ばらずに, くだけて, 打ち解けて ; 非公式に 〈集まる 話し合うなど 〉.
The Wordsmith Dictionary