informality

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnfɔːrˈmælɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnfɔrˈmælɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′fôr mal′i tē)

Inflections of 'informality' (n): npl: informalities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•for•mal•i•ty /ˌɪnfɔrˈmælɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. [uncountable] the condition of being informal:The informality of the party was welcome after a day of formal interviews.
  2. an act of being informal:[countable]lighthearted informalities.
See -form-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•for•mal•i•ty  (in′fôr mal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.
  1. the state of being informal;
    absence of formality.
  2. an informal act.
  • in-3 + formality 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
informality /ˌɪnfɔːˈmælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the condition or quality of being informal
  2. an informal act
'informality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
homy - conversational quality - cracker-barrel - ease - familiarity - first name - progressive education - undress

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