0 the fact of not being formal or official, or of being suitable for friends and family but not for official occasions: --
The restaurant has the warmth and informality of a family-run place.
The distinction between spoken and written mode did not prove to be a decisive factor; what counted was merely the degree of informality.
This switching behavior is surprising within a context in which dialect use is assumed to generally mark informality and intimacy.
Furthermore, the domestic\public distinction does not adequately express either the range of zones of intimacy and informality or their complex intersections.
This structure and informality allows visitors to exercise personal choice while retaining an overall sense of orientation.
His informality at the altar was beautiful to experience.
Conversely, the informality makes access to the text more difficult for the novice or relative newcomer.
The natures of traditionally evolving ' scripts ' for grief, he contends, depend upon whether formality or informality, and expressiveness or reserve, are socially valued.
The informality also quickly expanded the labour force.
