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formal
Adjective
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
a courtly gentleman
logically deductive
formal proof
represented in simplified or symbolic form
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
the paper was written in formal English
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
formal duties
an official banquet
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
pay one's formal respects
formal dress
a formal ball
the requirement was only formal and often ignored
a formal education
Noun
a gown for evening wear
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Related words
Antonyms:
informal
Synonyms:
courtly
stately
conventional
schematic
dinner dress
dinner gown
evening gown
ball
Similar words:
dignified
logical
nonrepresentational
literary
official
ceremonial
ceremonious
conventional
dress
full-dress
form-only(a)
nominal
titular
positive
prescribed
pro forma
perfunctory
semiformal
semi-formal
black-tie
starchy
stiff
buckram
white-tie
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