informality

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Recent Examples of informality Given this relaxed fit, straight-leg jeans are associated with casual living and informality. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025 Demand for comfort, simplicity and informality drive this trend. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025 In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies. Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informality
casualness
Noun
  • Erewhon’s signature SoCal casualness has been traded for Ivy League formality, complete with a dress code warning.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
  • While the jeans radiate casualness with their loose fit, the pointy-toe boots with mini heels add sophistication to the outfit.
    Emma Mehl, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Informality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informality. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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