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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously;

2. freedom from constraint or embarrassment;
- Example: "I am never at ease with strangers"
[syn: ease, informality]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Informality \In`for*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Informalities. 1. The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings. [1913 Webster] 2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

informality n 1: a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously [ant: formality, formalness] 2: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" [syn: ease, informality]