Word Games Pro Dictionary
formal
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
Quick reference
Word Facts
How it sounds
Pronunciation
Listen
Audio Pronunciation
Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
“a courtly gentleman”
adjective
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
“pay one's formal respects”
adjective
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
“the paper was written in formal English”
adjective
logically deductive
“formal proof”
adjective
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
“formal duties”
adjective
represented in simplified or symbolic form
noun
a gown for evening wear
noun
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
In context
Example Sentences
a courtly gentleman
pay one's formal respects
formal dress
a formal ball
the requirement was only formal and often ignored
a formal education
the paper was written in formal English
formal proof
formal duties
a formal banquet
Similar words
Synonyms
Opposite words