Word: formal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
mal
Definition: An evening gown; a gown for evening wear
Morphemes:
Affix: form
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōrma
Language: la
Decoded: forma
Meaning: shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.