informality

pronunciation

How to pronounce informality in British English: UK [ˌɪnfɔ:'mælətɪ]word uk audio image

How to pronounce informality in American English: US [ˌɪnfɔrˈmælɪti] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
    freedom from constraint or embarrassment

Word Origin

informality (n.)
1590s, from informal + -ity.

Antonym

Example

1. Use informality to let people see your ability
2. Their informality and originality resonates with early adopters and opinion formers .
3. Others say he must speak for the nsc , not just for the prime minister , and that it was partly to get away from that sort of informality that the nsc was formed .
4. In metropolitan areas informality rose sharply between 1992 and 2005 even as it fell nationally .
5. Many of them attribute slipping skills to the informality of email , texting and twitter where slang and shortcuts are common .

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