informality

[in-fawr-mal-i-tee] / ˌɪn fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti /

NOUN

ease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casualness familiarity nonchalance simplicity spontaneity

STRONG

affability aplomb breeze cinch cleverness composure dexterity dispatch easiness easygoingness efficiency effortlessness expertise expertness flexibility fluency insouciance knack liberty naturalness poise pushover quickness readiness setup skillfulness smoothness snap unaffectedness unceremoniousness unconstraint unrestraint

WEAK

child's play duck soup relaxedness smooth sailing unreservedness

Antonyms

STRONG

inability

Example Sentences

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Her supervisor and mentor, Professor Louis Leakey, saw the value in that informality.

From BBC

But informality and ambiguity remain a feature, not a bug, of China’s approach to coercive economic bargaining.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are asked to dress up when the world has embraced an almost selfish degree of informality.

From Washington Post

The informality that most podcasts trade in does not come easily to him.

From New York Times

It’s a new degree of informality, matched once you get into the transformed auditorium.

From New York Times