formal: signification et définitions

Relating to or involving outward form or structure.

Being or relating to essential form or constitution: a formal principle.

Following or being in accord with accepted forms, conventions, or regulations: had little formal education; went to a formal party.

Executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form: a formal reprimand; a formal document.

Characterized by strict or meticulous observation of forms; methodical: very formal in their business transactions.

Stiffly ceremonious: a formal manner; a formal greeting; a formal bow to the monarch.

Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance: a formal requirement that is usually ignored.

Something, such as a gown or social affair, that is formal in nature.