Definitions for formal

formal for·mal

Spelling: [fawr-muh l]
IPA: /ˈfɔr məl/

Formal is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in formal (aflmor).

Definitions for formal

noun

  1. a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
  2. an evening gown.
  3. methylal.

adverb

  1. in formal attire:

adjective

  1. being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional:
  2. marked by form or ceremony:
  3. designed for wear or use at occasions or events marked by elaborate ceremony or prescribed social observance:
  4. requiring a type of dress suitable for such occasions:
  5. observant of conventional requirements of behavior, procedure, etc., as persons; ceremonious.
  6. excessively ceremonious:
  7. being a matter of form only; perfunctory:
  8. made or done in accordance with procedures that ensure validity:
  9. of, relating to, or emphasizing the organization or composition of the constituent elements in a work of art perceived separately from its subject matter:
  10. being in accordance with prescribed or customary forms:
  11. Theater. (of a stage setting) generalized and simplified in design, especially of architectural elements, and serving as a permanent set for a play irrespective of changes in location.
  12. acquired in school; academic:
  13. symmetrical or highly organized:
  14. of, reflecting, or noting a usage of language in which syntax, pronunciation, etc., adhere to traditional standards of correctness and usage is characterized by the absence of casual, contracted, and colloquial forms:
  15. Philosophy. pertaining to form. Aristotelianism. not material; essential.
  16. Logic. formal logic.
  17. pertaining to the form, shape, or mode of a thing, especially as distinguished from the substance:
  18. being such merely in appearance or name; nominal:
  19. Mathematics. (of a proof) in strict logical form with a justification for every step. (of a calculation) correct in form; made with strict justification for every step. (of a calculation, derivation, representation, or the like) of or relating to manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning.

Origin of formal

1350-1400; Middle English formal, formel Latin fōrmālis. See form, -al1

Examples for formal

Again, the girl made her formal response in the affirmative, then left the room.

He had known Jack's governor for years, and so a too formal introduction was unnecessary.

By late Jan. 2003, Tenet had signed the first formal guidelines for interrogation and confinement.

The tone was formal, and put Payne ten thousand leagues away from her.

When Jackson found out about this campaign against him a year later, he made a formal request that every charge be investigated.

It is not a thing for which one can render formal thanks in formal words.

He hoped also to be a chaplain through his local church, and he was nearing the end of his formal training.

Yet the superscription is of his dictating, I dare say, for he is a formal wretch.

“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.

“To my knowledge, there was no formal consultation done with the tribes on this policy,” says Eid.

Word Value for formal
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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