Formal Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Formal

Meaning 1 : a lavish dance requiring formal attire

    Synonyms : ball
Meaning 2 : represented in simplified or symbolic form

    Synonyms : conventional,  schematic
Meaning 3 : a gown for evening wear

    Synonyms : dinner dress,  dinner gown,  evening gown
Meaning 4 : refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

    Synonyms : courtly,  stately
Meaning 5 : being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

    Example : pay one's formal respects,formal dress,a formal ball,the requirement was only formal and often ignored,a formal education

Meaning 6 : characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

    Example : formal duties

Meaning 7 : logically deductive

    Example : formal proof

Meaning 8 : (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

    Example : the paper was written in formal English

Formal Antonyms