# informal
## English
### Etymology

From in- +‎ formal.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal
* Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl

### Adjective

informal (comparative more informal, superlative most informal)
* Not formal or ceremonious.
    an informal get-together
** 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
** 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:Students and faculty members lunch at the cafeteria and naturally communicate freely with one another in a relaxed and informal setting.
* Not in accord with the usual regulations.
    an informal agreement
* Suited for everyday use.
    informal clothes
* (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
* (horticulture) Not organized; not structured or planned.

#### Synonyms

* (not formal or ceremonious): casual
* (not in accord with the usual regulations): unofficial
* (suited for everyday use): casual
* (language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage): colloquial

#### Antonyms

* formal

#### Derived terms

* informal fallacy
* informal group
* informality
* informal learning
* informal logic
* informally
* informal settler
* semi-informal

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* formalin

## Catalan
### Etymology

From in- +‎ formal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [iɱ.furˈmal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [iɱ.forˈmal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [iɱ.foɾˈmal]

### Adjective

informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informals)
* informal

#### Derived terms

* informalment

#### Further reading

* “informal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Adjective

informal m or f (plural informais)
* informal
    Antonym: formal

#### Derived terms

* informalmente

#### Further reading

* “informal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Malay
### Etymology

From English informal. By surface analysis, in- +‎ formal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [in.fɔ(r).məl], [in.fo(r).mal]
* Rhymes: -əl, -al
* Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal

### Adjective

informal (Jawi spelling اينفورمل)
* Not formal; informal.

### Further reading

* “informal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.foʁˈmaw/ [ĩ.foɦˈmaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.foʁˈmaw/ [ĩ.foɦˈmaʊ̯]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ĩ.foɾˈmaw/ [ĩ.foɾˈmaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ĩ.foʁˈmaw/ [ĩ.foʁˈmaʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.foɻˈmaw/ [ĩ.foɻˈmaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.fuɾˈmal/ [ĩ.fuɾˈmaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.fuɾˈmal/ [ĩ.fuɾˈmaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.fuɾˈma.li/
* Hyphenation: in‧for‧mal

### Adjective

informal m or f (plural informais)
* informal (not formal or ceremonious)

#### Derived terms

* informalmente

#### Further reading

* “informal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English informal or French informel.

### Adjective

informal m or n (feminine singular informală, masculine plural informali, feminine and neuter plural informale)
* informal

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /infoɾˈmal/ [ĩɱ.foɾˈmal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: in‧for‧mal

### Adjective

informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informales)
* informal
    Antonym: formal

#### Derived terms

* falacia formal
* informalidad
* informalmente

### Further reading

* “informal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* filmaron