"informal" meaning in English

See informal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/ [UK], /ɪnˈfɔrm(ə)l/ [US] Audio: en-us-informal.ogg [US] Forms: informal [positive], more informal [comparative], most informal [superlative]
Etymology: in- + formal Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|formal}} in- + formal Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is informal, it is friendly and casual; it is not official. Synonyms: casual
    Sense id: simple-informal-en-adj-sAXdrUFw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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