informal

  • (a) not formal
    • conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress
    • an informal free-and-easy manner
    • an informal gathering of friends
  • (s) not officially recognized or controlled
    • an informal agreement
    • a loose organization of the local farmers
    loose,
  • (a) used of spoken and written language
  • (s) having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
    • had a cozy chat
    • a relaxed informal manner
    • an intimate cocktail lounge
    • the small room was cozy and intimate
    cozy, intimate,

Synonyms

loose cozy intimate

Antonyms

formal

See also

unrhetorical

Words of close approximity

informed informer
informality informally