Topic: LINGUISTICS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | formalis, from forma; FORM1 |
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form‧al1 S2 W2
1PG made or done officially or publicly [≠ informal]:
official
[usually before noun]2 formal behaviour is very polite, and is used in official or important situations, or with people you do not know well [≠ informal]: Over the years, teaching methods have changed and become less formal.
behaviour
Over the years, teaching methods have changed and become less formal.3SL formal language is used in official or serious situations [≠ informal]: 'Yours sincerely' is a formal way of ending a letter.
language
'Yours sincerely' is a formal way of ending a letter.4D a formal event is important, and people who go to it wear special clothes and behave very politely [≠ informal]: a formal dinner
event/occasion
a formal dinner5 formal dress is clothing such as a tuxedo for men or a long dress for women, that is worn to formal events [≠ casual, informal]: We insist on formal dress for dinner.
clothes
We insist on formal dress for dinner.6 education etc in a subject or skill, that you receive in a school, college etc rather than practical experience of it : knowledge and wisdom gained from experience rather than from formal education
formal education/training/qualifications
SEknowledge and wisdom gained from experience rather than from formal education7 done in a very organized way [≠ informal]: The course includes formal lectures.
organized
The course includes formal lectures.8 a formal garden, park, or room is arranged in a very organized way [≠ informal]: the palace's beautifully restored formal gardens
garden/park
the palace's beautifully restored formal gardens