informal
She had a relaxed informality that drew people to her.
She likes the informality of playing in a rock club.
His freedom and informality changed photography forever.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Manners & levels of formality
button-down
buttoned-up
casualization
ceremonious
ceremoniously
formally
genteel
genteelly
genteelness
gentility
grace
non-U
not the done thingidiom
over-familiar
propriety
pukka
solemnity
valediction
valedictory
without ceremony

Examples of informality

informality
The great cities thrive on uncertainty and informality, although they may appear quite formal in their plans.
It met regularly (supposedly by the light of the full moon), but privately and with almost total informality.
Such forms may be prompted by some distrust of what is perceived as informality in speech.
It also shows that it is possible for the individual to control the degree of formality and informality in communicating.
Australians often show this informality in speech by using shortened forms of words and names.
A strength of the group has been its openness, informality and diversity, as well as its friendliness and warmth; these require preserving and enhancing.
One of the results of the informality of the recording sessions was that the recording conditions were sometimes less than ideal.
The informality also quickly expanded the labour force.
The natures of traditionally evolving ' scripts ' for grief, he contends, depend upon whether formality or informality, and expressiveness or reserve, are socially valued.
Conversely, the informality makes access to the text more difficult for the novice or relative newcomer.
His informality at the altar was beautiful to experience.
This structure and informality allows visitors to exercise personal choice while retaining an overall sense of orientation.
Furthermore, the domestic\\public distinction does not adequately express either the range of zones of intimacy and informality or their complex intersections.
This switching behavior is surprising within a context in which dialect use is assumed to generally mark informality and intimacy.
The distinction between spoken and written mode did not prove to be a decisive factor; what counted was merely the degree of informality.
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