[
UK
/ɪnfɔːmˈælɪti/
]
[ US /ˌɪnfɝˈmæɫɪti/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnfɝˈmæɫɪti/ ]
NOUN
- a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
-
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
I am never at ease with strangers
How To Use informality In A Sentence
- In spite of her informality of manner, she was a stickler for correct attire. Times, Sunday Times
- The word's warm informality also makes it usable as what might be called an adverbial noun, modified by an adjective.
- I like the informality of the modern gesture and the formality of what he is wearing. Times, Sunday Times
- The short wispy grass stipa looks great all year round and is useful for adding neat informality. Times, Sunday Times
- A charming informality was one of the characteristics of this celebration.
- Never confuse natural informality with a license for laxity.
- Other groups such as the Church of God conduct their services with much more informality and a greater display of emotion.
- However, the author argues that the informality and amorphousness of these networks makes it difficult to account for, and engage with, the formal (centralised and institutional) aspects of politics.
- By contrast, in the Orthodox Liturgy, there is an air of reverence, as well as an atmosphere of informality.
- Lady Rachel also injected a touch of informality to the somewhat formal layout by planting drifts of daffodils and allowing them to naturalise in the long grass.