informality
pronunciation
How to pronounce informality in British English: UK [ˌɪnfɔ:'mælətɪ]
How to pronounce informality in American English: US [ˌɪnfɔrˈmælɪti]
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- 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 .