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informalness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪnˈfɔːməlnəs/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English informal Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English informalness From informal + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being informal; informality.
    • Albert Stewert, the director of the choir, was a man whose informalness and pleasing personality clicked with the audience from the very beginning of the program. 1936 December 11, Ralph Wolf, “Unusual And Unique Musical Program Fascinates Audience”, in The Northerner, volume X, number 15, page 3:
    • There’s something curiously comforting about a Board of Governors meeting. Maybe it’s the friendly atmosphere, with everyone being unbelievably genial to one another. Maybe it’s the informalness of the whole procedure. 1992 December 3, Fiona McCaw, “McGill is tops, says Board of Governors”, in The McGill Daily, volume 82, number 48, page 7:
    • Likewise, performances culled mostly from the night's winning acts - with no special guests or even much in the way of mashups, a longtime AMA specialty - provided a much-needed shot in the arm for a reeling local populace. Such intentional informalness, in fact, made the show. 2020 March 20, Doug Freeman, “Stuff That Works”, in The Austin Chronicle, volume 39, number 29, page 56:

Translations (16)

bg неофициалност (condition of being informal) · ca informalitat (condition of being informal) · tr resmiyetsizlik (condition of being informal) · tr senlibenlilik (condition of being informal) · es informalidad (condition of being informal) · gl informalidade (condition of being informal) · bg неформалност (condition of being informal) · fr informalité (condition of being informal) · oc informalitat (condition of being informal) · pl potoczność (condition of being informal) · ast informalidá (condition of being informal) · tr informelite (condition of being informal) · it informalità (condition of being informal) · tr teklifsizlik (condition of being informal) · pt informalidade (condition of being informal) · pl nieformalność (condition of being informal)