formal

Definition

• adj. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
• adj. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
• adj. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
• adj. logically deductive

Word forms

Plural

formals

Example sentences

1. a.

   She wore a formal dress to the wedding, which impressed all the guests.

2. n.

   The charity gala was a formal event that required guests to wear tuxedos and evening gowns.