Antonyms for informality

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-fawr-mal-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti

inability

Definition of informality

Origin : 1590s, from informal + -ity.

noun ease

Example sentences :

They were in the white flannels and blue coats which Diana's informality permitted.
Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey

The informality possible in country entertaining is its greatest charm.
Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway

The gaoler, on some plea of informality, refused to receive him.
Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) » by John Morley

But some informality—I have never been able to understand what it was—had occurred at Constance.
Extract from : « The Angel and the Author - and Others » by Jerome K. Jerome

His Regiment, through some Red-tape informality, has been without tents.
Extract from : « Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals » by William H. Armstrong

This informality of which I am so fond has often grieved and offended Alice.
Extract from : « The House » by Eugene Field

The informality and freedom of these meetings made them attractive.
Extract from : « The History of Dartmouth College » by Baxter Perry Smith

He had an admiration and respect for him that seemed to forbid the informality of "Matthew."
Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill

There is an informality about a buckboard that communicates itself at once to conduct.
Extract from : « Their Pilgrimage » by Charles Dudley Warner

One must have lived in the Neighborhood to appreciate the informality of all this.
Extract from : « The Ordeal of Elizabeth » by Elizabeth Von Arnim

Synonyms for informality

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