formal
nouns
a gown for evening wear
adjectives
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"
is similar to
marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
"a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"
is similar to
rigidly formal or bound by convention
"their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
is similar to
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
"a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
is similar to
being a matter of form only; lacking substance
"a form-only requirement that is usually ignored"
is similar to
suitable for formal occasions
"formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
is similar to
moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
"he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"
is similar to
rigidly formal
"a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
see also
following accepted customs and proprieties
"conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
see also
(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"
is an attribute of
a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
"the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
"formal duties"; "an official banquet"
is derived from
is similar to
having official authority or sanction
"official permission"; "an official representative"
(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
is similar to
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
"when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"
see also
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"
see also
given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
"mere rhetorical frippery"
is an attribute of
a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
"the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
logically deductive
"formal proof"
is similar to
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
"a logical mind"
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
"a courtly gentleman"
is derived from
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