Definition of formal

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  • formal is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • formal is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • formal is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of formal

  • a lavish dance requiring formal attire (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ball
  • represented in simplified or symbolic form (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. conventional
    2. schematic
  • a gown for evening wear (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dinner dress
    2. dinner gown
    3. evening gown
  • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. courtly
    2. stately
  • being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) (adjective)

    Examples

    1. pay one's formal respects
    2. formal dress
    3. a formal ball
    4. the requirement was only formal and often ignored
    5. a formal education
  • characteristic of or befitting a person in authority (adjective)

    Examples

    1. formal duties
  • logically deductive (adjective)

    Examples

    1. formal proof
  • (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the paper was written in formal English

See definition of formal in Merriam Webster