Formal
adjective
Following all the rules or traditions, usually in an official way.
The guests arrived in formal attire for the wedding
Often appears as...
- formal attire
- formal event
adjective
Formal language is more serious and less personal than regular conversation.
He sent a formal letter to the board outlining his concerns
Often appears as...
- formal letter
- formal language
adjective
Involving a lot of ceremony or tradition.
The formal dinner at the palace was a grand affair
Often appears as...
- formal dinner
- formal ceremony
adjective
Relating to the way a thing is done or arranged, not the true nature or characteristics.
The errors were purely formal and did not affect the final results
Often appears as...
- formal errors
- formal aspects
adjective
Following all the rules or traditions, usually in an official way.
The guests arrived in formal attire for the wedding
Often appears as...
- formal attire
- formal event
adjective
Formal language is more serious and less personal than regular conversation.
He sent a formal letter to the board outlining his concerns
Often appears as...
- formal letter
- formal language
adjective
Involving a lot of ceremony or tradition.
The formal dinner at the palace was a grand affair
Often appears as...
- formal dinner
- formal ceremony
adjective
Relating to the way a thing is done or arranged, not the true nature or characteristics.
The errors were purely formal and did not affect the final results
Often appears as...
- formal errors
- formal aspects
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Dress Code
Used when specific, upscale clothing is expected or required for an event.
A formal suit is mandatory for the gala.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Casual
Indicates something is not casual or relaxed, and there's an elevated level of seriousness.
Please switch to a formal tone for this meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Tradition
Highlights adherence to traditional customs or established norms.
The formal proceedings of the court are steeped in tradition.
Pro Tip 1/3Dress Code
Used when specific, upscale clothing is expected or required for an event.
A formal suit is mandatory for the gala.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Casual
Indicates something is not casual or relaxed, and there's an elevated level of seriousness.
Please switch to a formal tone for this meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Tradition
Highlights adherence to traditional customs or established norms.
The formal proceedings of the court are steeped in tradition.
Pro Tip 1/3Dress Code
Used when specific, upscale clothing is expected or required for an event.
A formal suit is mandatory for the gala.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Casual
Indicates something is not casual or relaxed, and there's an elevated level of seriousness.
Please switch to a formal tone for this meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Tradition
Highlights adherence to traditional customs or established norms.
The formal proceedings of the court are steeped in tradition.
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after sacrificing his queen and both rooks. But the emergence of formal competitive play in the late 19th century meant that strategic calculation would eventually trump dramatic flair. And with the rise of international competition, chess took on a new geopolitical importance.
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Einstein's Escape from...
You know, he was brilliant. But he struggled within the world of formal academia. They didn't really know what to make of him. He was working in a patent office when he was making his breakthroughs, because he couldn't even get a teaching position.
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others to steer traffic or advance political causes. But there's one whose main purpose is to help people. You may know it as the wheelchair symbol, or a sign for people with disabilities, but its formal title as maintained by the ISO
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Why do people join...
through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems of influence and control to keep members obedient,
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Why I'm done trying to...
on behalf of men all over the world who feel similar to me, please forgive us for all the ways that we have not relied on your strength. And now I would like to ask you to formally help us, because we cannot do this alone.
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Does grammar matter? -...
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or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court, it's only the formal accusation that launches a trial,
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Interviewing Ex-Rhino...
a formal way attacking the very gonna tear these guys told me that poachers come from outside the area and recruit locals like them to help track the Rhino they were involved in poaching for 15
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How do US Supreme Court...
Many other factors come up for consideration, as well, including experience, personal loyalties, ethnicity, and gender. The candidates are then thoroughly vetted down to their tax records and payments to domestic help. Once the president interviews the candidate and makes a formal nomination announcement,
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
you need to be there you need to see the mistakes and failures of people around you and indeed as important as formal education is certainly the most important things that cities produce our entrepreneurial talent and measures of entrepreneurship which are crappy which are awful do a remarkable job of
Video examples
A brief history of chess...
after sacrificing his queen and both rooks. But the emergence of formal competitive play in the late 19th century meant that strategic calculation would eventually trump dramatic flair. And with the rise of international competition, chess took on a new geopolitical importance.
Video examples
Einstein's Escape from...
You know, he was brilliant. But he struggled within the world of formal academia. They didn't really know what to make of him. He was working in a patent office when he was making his breakthroughs, because he couldn't even get a teaching position.
Video examples
What does this symbol...
others to steer traffic or advance political causes. But there's one whose main purpose is to help people. You may know it as the wheelchair symbol, or a sign for people with disabilities, but its formal title as maintained by the ISO
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Why do people join...
through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems of influence and control to keep members obedient,
Video examples
Why I'm done trying to...
on behalf of men all over the world who feel similar to me, please forgive us for all the ways that we have not relied on your strength. And now I would like to ask you to formally help us, because we cannot do this alone.
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
This is important, not only for formal contexts, but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers from different backgrounds. Descriptivism, on the other hand, gives us insight into how our minds work
Video examples
How does impeachment...
or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court, it's only the formal accusation that launches a trial,
Video examples
Interviewing Ex-Rhino...
a formal way attacking the very gonna tear these guys told me that poachers come from outside the area and recruit locals like them to help track the Rhino they were involved in poaching for 15
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Su-chin Pak
South Korean Journalist
Conversations about money, culture, power, class - it's at the center of my identity. I think it's a combination of being born to immigrant parents, growing up relatively poor, and really living in a world where formal institutions, like banks and anywhere that you had to sign a contract, was really feared and avoided at all costs.
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Sean M. Carroll
American Scientist
Science is a way of getting knowledge. It's a method. It's a method that really relies on making mistakes. We propose ideas, they are usually wrong, and we test them against the data. Scientists do this in a formal way. It's a way that everyone can go through life; that's how we should be teaching science from a very young age.
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Giuseppe Zanotti
Italian Designer
Formal is formal. I can't wear sneakers all the time. Sometimes, I wear other shoes. It's not my challenge designing formal - it's so boring - but it's still important. I sell a lot of classic black sneakers made from every material because everyone loves black, and if you mix and match material, you get an opera.
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Preity Zinta
Indian Actress
As an actress, I never went to film school, and I think if I had gone to film school, I would have started with a great advantage. If you have a strong intent to do anything in life, you can do it, but it always helps to have formal training.
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Philip Emeagwali
Nigerian Scientist
Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new ideas to AIDS research and the cross-fertilization of ideas from different fields could be a valuable contribution to finding the cure for AIDS.
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
I entered the literary world, really, from outside. My entire background has been in sciences; I was a biology major in college, then went to medical school. I've never had any formal training in writing.
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Steve Allen
American Entertainer
It often seems that, for whatever strange reasons, comedians, in addition to their formal performances, have more comic experiences in real life than other people do.
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Ken Jeong
American Actor
Community' was a very important part of my growth as an actor. I see it as my acting school, not having a lot of formal acting training.
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Ozwald Boateng
English Designer
Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
What you learn about pain in formal meditation can help you relate to it in your daily life.
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Su-chin Pak
South Korean Journalist
Conversations about money, culture, power, class - it's at the center of my identity. I think it's a combination of being born to immigrant parents, growing up relatively poor, and really living in a world where formal institutions, like banks and anywhere that you had to sign a contract, was really feared and avoided at all costs.
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Sean M. Carroll
American Scientist
Science is a way of getting knowledge. It's a method. It's a method that really relies on making mistakes. We propose ideas, they are usually wrong, and we test them against the data. Scientists do this in a formal way. It's a way that everyone can go through life; that's how we should be teaching science from a very young age.
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Giuseppe Zanotti
Italian Designer
Formal is formal. I can't wear sneakers all the time. Sometimes, I wear other shoes. It's not my challenge designing formal - it's so boring - but it's still important. I sell a lot of classic black sneakers made from every material because everyone loves black, and if you mix and match material, you get an opera.
Quote examples
Preity Zinta
Indian Actress
As an actress, I never went to film school, and I think if I had gone to film school, I would have started with a great advantage. If you have a strong intent to do anything in life, you can do it, but it always helps to have formal training.
Quote examples
Philip Emeagwali
Nigerian Scientist
Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new ideas to AIDS research and the cross-fertilization of ideas from different fields could be a valuable contribution to finding the cure for AIDS.
Quote examples
Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
I entered the literary world, really, from outside. My entire background has been in sciences; I was a biology major in college, then went to medical school. I've never had any formal training in writing.
Quote examples
Steve Allen
American Entertainer
It often seems that, for whatever strange reasons, comedians, in addition to their formal performances, have more comic experiences in real life than other people do.
Quote examples
Ken Jeong
American Actor
Community' was a very important part of my growth as an actor. I see it as my acting school, not having a lot of formal acting training.
Quote examples
Ozwald Boateng
English Designer
Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
What you learn about pain in formal meditation can help you relate to it in your daily life.
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