informality

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Recent Examples of informality The answer lies in changing social relations and practices which encourage use of address terms highlighting rapport, familiarity, and informality. Valerie Fridland, Time, 22 July 2026 Denied legitimate commercial environments, the cannabis experience was forced into perpetual informality. Peter Su, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 But in an era that fears formality, Miss Manners thanks you for keeping alive the notion that informality can still be misplaced. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026 That same informality carries into the week. Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 Part of the draw of this watch gathering is its informality. Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026 These intimate reflections read like pages taken from private diaries, with all the informality and vulnerability of that genre, including misspellings and stray thoughts. Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Under Kelleher’s leadership, the airline leaned into an ethos of warmth, informality and genuine care for customers that might have seemed somewhat radical in the industry. The Oklahoman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 There was no longer any mechanism to manufacture trust and stimulate voluntary citizen idea generation and problem solving, no space any more for spontaneous working informality for business leaders, educators, politicians, public officials, wealthy scions of old families, clergy, etc. Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informality
casualness
Noun
  • The key to not looking too bundled up is to add a layer that offsets the casualness of the others.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
  • Now my mother and I sometimes talk about Hương; never directly, but with a casualness that, too, seems like a gift.
    Thao Thai, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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“Informality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informality. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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