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# informal

adjective

«informal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Informal means relaxed and friendly, not following strict rules: «an informal party». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#m1)
2. Informal language is the everyday way people talk to friends and family, with words like «gonna», «kids» or «mate». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#m2)
3. Not official: «an informal agreement». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, pupils learn the difference between formal and informal writing: a letter to a friend is informal, a letter to the head teacher is formal. Phrases: «informal language», «informal clothes», «informal chat».

### Examples

- Write an informal letter to your best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#x1)
- «Kids» is an informal word for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#x2)
- The party was informal, so we wore jeans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#x3)
- We had an informal chat after class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#x4)
- Don't use informal words in your exam essay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#x5)
- The meeting was quite informal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: formal. «An informal» (vowel sound). Adverb: informally. Examples of informal words: «gonna», «cos», «telly» (UK), «arvo» (Australia).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «informal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«informal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/informal.html) on Mova free.