informality

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informality - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Informality \In`for*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Informalities.
     1. The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed,
        or customary form; as, the informality of legal
        proceedings.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or
        proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed
        form or does not conform to the established rule.
        [1913 Webster]

informality - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  informality
      n 1: a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
           [ant: formality, formalness]
      2: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease
         with strangers" [syn: ease, informality]

informality - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  INFORMALITY. The want of those forms required by law. Informality is a good 
  ground for a plea in abatement. Com. Dig. Abatement, H 1, 6; Lawes, Pl. 106; 
  Gould, Pl. c. 5, part 1, Sec. 132.