German Meaning of formal

formal

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Definitions and Meaning of formal in English

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formal (n)

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

a gown for evening wear

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formal (a)

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

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formal (s)

characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

represented in simplified or symbolic form

logically deductive

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

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formal (n.)

See Methylal.

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formal (a.)

Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing.

Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect.

Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent.

Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation.

Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc.

Dependent in form; conventional.

Sound; normal.

FAQs About the word formal

formal

a lavish dance requiring formal attire, a gown for evening wear, being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dres

zeremoniell,Zeremoniell,konventionell,offiziell,regelmäßig,autorisiert,Richtig,anständig,orthodox,höflich

locker,informell,unkonventionell,Freilauf,unpassend,unangemessen,unregelmäßig,nicht autorisiert,unceremoniös,inoffiziell

form of government => Staatsform, form of address => Anrede, form letter => Standardbrief, form genus rhizoctinia => Formgattung Rhizoctinia, form genus => Formgattung,