Meanings
- uncountableThe state or quality of being informal; informality.
Albert Stewert, the director of the choir, was a man whose informalness and pleasing personality clicked with the audience from the very beginning of the program.
1936 December 11, Ralph Wolf, “Unusual And Unique Musical Program Fascinates Audience”, in The Northerner, volume X, number 15, page 32 more examples
There’s something curiously comforting about a Board of Governors meeting. Maybe it’s the friendly atmosphere, with everyone being unbelievably genial to one another. Maybe it’s the informalness of the whole procedure.
1992 December 3, Fiona McCaw, “McGill is tops, says Board of Governors”, in The McGill Daily, volume 82, number 48, page 7Likewise, performances culled mostly from the night's winning acts - with no special guests or even much in the way of mashups, a longtime AMA specialty - provided a much-needed shot in the arm for a reeling local populace. Such intentional informalness, in fact, made the show.
2020 March 20, Doug Freeman, “Stuff That Works”, in The Austin Chronicle, volume 39, number 29, page 56
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian неформалност, неофициалност
- неформалност (neformalnost)condition of being informal
- неофициалност (neoficialnost)condition of being informal
Catalan informalitat
- informalitatcondition of being informal
French informalité
- informalitécondition of being informal
Italian informalità
- informalitàcondition of being informal
Polish potoczność, nieformalność
- potocznośćcondition of being informal
- nieformalnośćcondition of being informal
Portuguese informalidade
- informalidadecondition of being informal
Spanish informalidad
- informalidadcondition of being informal
Turkish informelite, teklifsizlik
- informelitecondition of being informal
- teklifsizlikcondition of being informal
- resmiyetsizlikcondition of being informal
- senlibenlilikcondition of being informal
Cite this entry
informalness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/informalness
“informalness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/informalness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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