Definition of "informality" []

• The state or quality of being informal. (noun)
• An informal act. (noun)

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• "But that same informality is what gets him into the most trouble - his "shoot from the lip" style of snap decisions, giving little thought or serious consideration to a position, leading to the need for "clarifying" his former position, or even denying or contradicting it as political considerations (i.e. what his handlers) demand."
• "Its informality is obvious, and the sentence style is easy and plain."
• "But they profess to believe that informality is liberating (in spite of their tyrannical attempts to impose it)."