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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That easy-going, free-flowing approach is all over the record – whose stories of love and loss are conveyed with an easy informality, like your best friend spilling their secrets.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

"Resilient growth and stable unemployment figures should not distract us from the deeper reality: hundreds of millions of workers remain trapped in poverty, informality, and exclusion," ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

In fact, to my eyes, the appearance of informality had been taken to a faintly ludicrous degree.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

informality

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