informality
/ˌɪnfɔːˈmæləti/noun
उच्चारण इन्फ़ॉर्मैलटी
अनौपचारिकता, सहजता
Core word
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a relaxed, friendly style or manner, without official rules or ceremony
अनौपचारिकता, सहजता
- The informality of the meeting put everyone at ease.
- I like the informality of village weddings.
- The informality of the office makes people feel relaxed.
+ 3 more examples
- She liked the warmth and informality of the family dinner.
- There was an air of informality at the college reunion.
- The informality of the setting encouraged students to speak freely.
Synonyms casualness ease
Opposite formality
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
informality (uncountable)
A relaxed, friendly style without strict rules; it is uncountable.
सख़्त नियमों के बिना सहज और मैत्रीपूर्ण शैली; यह uncountable है।
- The informality of the meeting put everyone at ease.
- I like the informality of her emails.
informality of sth
Use of for the thing described as informal.
जिस चीज़ को informal बताया जाए उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- The informality of the school fest surprised the guests.
an air / atmosphere of informality
A common frame for describing a relaxed mood.
सहज वातावरण के वर्णन के लिए यह एक आम ढाँचा है।
- The class had an air of informality.
informality vs formality
Formality is following strict rules and polite forms; informality is the opposite.
Formality सख़्त नियमों और शिष्टाचार का पालन है; informality उसका विपरीत है।
- Formality is required in court, while informality suits a picnic.
+Collocations 5
adjective + informality
relaxedfriendlygreateasycasual
- The relaxed informality of the staff room is welcome.
verb + informality
enjoyprefervalueallowencourage
- Our principal encourages informality among teachers.
informality + of
of the settingof the meetingof the styleof the dress code
- The informality of the dress code suits young staff.
noun + of informality
air oflevel ofsense ofatmosphere of
- There was a pleasant sense of informality at the party.
informality in speech
informality of toneinformality of languageinformality of mannerinformality of dress
- The informality of her tone put the new students at ease.
“More examples 7
- Radhika liked the informality of the new teacher's lessons.
राधिका को नए शिक्षक के पाठों की अनौपचारिकता पसंद आई।
- The informality of the wedding made everyone feel at home.
विवाह की अनौपचारिकता से सब घर जैसा महसूस करने लगे।
- A certain informality is common in small offices.
छोटे कार्यालयों में एक प्रकार की अनौपचारिकता आम है।
- The informality of her writing makes the book easy to read.
उसके लेखन की अनौपचारिकता किताब को पढ़ने में आसान बनाती है।
- Not all interviews have the same level of informality.
सभी साक्षात्कारों में अनौपचारिकता का स्तर एक जैसा नहीं होता।
- Despite the informality, the discussion stayed serious.
अनौपचारिकता के बावजूद चर्चा गंभीर बनी रही।
- The principal's informality made the students comfortable with asking doubts.
प्रधानाचार्य की अनौपचारिकता से विद्यार्थी सहजता से अपनी शंकाएँ पूछ सके।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I like the informalities of the meeting.
✓ I like the informality of the meeting.
In this sense informality is uncountable and has no plural.
इस अर्थ में 'informality' uncountable है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता।
✗ The informality in the speech was surprising.
✓ The informality of the speech was surprising.
Informality takes of before the thing described.
जिस चीज़ का वर्णन हो उससे पहले 'informality' के साथ 'of' आता है।