Informality

Definitions

1. The condition of being informal.
   countable, uncountable
2. An informal term or usage; a colloquialism.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“These people, drawn from many different places and with many different backgrounds, gave the whole life of the County an informality that was new to Ellen, an informality to which she never quite accustomed herself.”

“More importantly and closer to life, slangs help⟳ build⟳ an instant intimacy and informality.”

“One long riff without a beginning and without an end⟳ :Template:.., only portions of which […] may be served up to us here, punctuated — the word hardly seems appropriate to a piecemeal poetry in which, except for the ubiquitous slash, there is precious little punctuation — momentarily halted, then, by an affirmative informality ("yeah"), by a labored repetition ("he was/ he was/ i swear⟳ he was"), or by a barbarous appeal for final comprehension: "know⟳ what i mean⟳/ dontyah dontyah dontyah know⟳ what i mean⟳."”

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