Informal - English meaning

noun

A door at the back or side of a building, or at the back of a vehicle

Usage examples:

There's someone at the back door., he opened the back door and gestured for her to get into the car…

adjective

Of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.

Usage examples:

Black smoke

verb

Belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of african or australian aboriginal ancestry.

Usage examples:

Black adolescents of jamaican descent

noun

Another term for hamburger.

adjective

Relaxed and unconcerned.

Usage examples:

A casual attitude to life

noun

A person who does something irregularly.

Usage examples:

A number of casuals became regular customers

adjective

Not serious or careful in attitude; only partly interested

Usage examples:

A casual glance at a magazine, even to the casual observer, the forgery was obvious., we have a sma…

adjective

Readily engaging in informal talk.

Usage examples:

The driver was very chatty

adjective

Liking to talk a lot in a friendly, informal way

Usage examples:

A chatty letter/style

adjective

On friendly terms; friendly.

Usage examples:

She's become rather chummy with ted recently

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They're very chummy with their neighbours.

adjective

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

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Colloquial and everyday language

adjective

(of words and expressions) informal and conversational, and more suitable for use in speech than in writing

adjective

Denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; colloquial.

Usage examples:

A demotic idiom

noun

Ordinary colloquial speech.

Usage examples:

He blinked in mild surprise at this uncharacteristic leap into the demotic

adjective

In or relating to a form of language used by ordinary people, that includes informal expressions and slang

Usage examples:

He has made poetry out of demotic speech., she addressed us in demotic french., we are writing for …

adjective

Relating to or constituting a particular form or dialect of a language.

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Dialectal variations in pronunciation

adjective

Belonging or relating to a dialect (= a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country)

Usage examples:

The children were using a dialectal variant of standard hindi., such dialectal variation is surpris…

adjective

Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.

Usage examples:

An easy way of retrieving information

adverb

Without difficulty or effort.

Usage examples:

We all scared real easy in those days

exclamation

Be careful.

Usage examples:

Easy, girl—you'll knock me over!

adjective

Relaxed and not easily upset or worried

Usage examples:

An easy-going attitude/manner, a friendly, easy-going type of guy

adjective

Happening or used every day; daily.

Usage examples:

Everyday chores like shopping and housework

adverb

Each day; daily.

Usage examples:

I get up at six every day

adjective

Ordinary, typical, or usual

Usage examples:

The movie is about the everyday lives of working mothers.

adjective

Well known from long or close association.

Usage examples:

Their faces will be familiar to many of you

noun

A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.

Usage examples:

Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts

adjective

Easy to recognize because previously experienced

Usage examples:

Familiar sights, a familiar face, i’m not familiar with current research in the field., her familia…

adjective

Having the characteristics of traditional culture and customs, especially in a contrived or artificial way.

Usage examples:

The shop's folksy, small-town image

adjective

Very friendly and informal in style

Usage examples:

His folksy personality sets the tone for the show.

adjective

Kind and pleasant.

Usage examples:

They were friendly to me

noun

A game or match that does not form part of a serious competition.

Usage examples:

England will play two friendlies in sardinia

adjective

Having an attitude or acting in a way that shows that you like people and want them to like and trust you

Usage examples:

They were friendly people., she had a bright, friendly smile., it’s a very friendly city., sometime…

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

Usage examples:

Grey flannel trousers

noun

Grey colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb

(especially of hair) become grey with age.

Usage examples:

He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

adjective

Using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker.

Usage examples:

He spoke fluent, idiomatic english

adjective

(of a group of words) having a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word considered separately

Usage examples:

An idiomatic expression, his english is fluent and idiomatic.

adjective

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

Usage examples:

Illegal drugs

noun

A person living in a country without official authorization.

Usage examples:

Letting the states bill the feds for the costs associated with illegals would hit the politicians i…

adjective

Against the law

Usage examples:

Fireworks are illegal in many places., illegally obtained passports

adjective

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Usage examples:

Illicit drugs

Contrary to accepted morality or convention

adjective

Illegal or socially disapproved of

Usage examples:

Illicit trade, illicit activities

adjective

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Usage examples:

Intimate friends

noun

A very close friend.

Usage examples:

His circle of intimates

verb

State or make known.

Usage examples:

Mr hutchison has intimated his decision to retire

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

Usage examples:

An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

noun

Used as a familiar form of address to a man.

Usage examples:

Don't worry, matey, it 's all part of my plan

adjective

Familiar and friendly; sociable.

Usage examples:

A matey grin

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They've been very matey since they started working together., are you all right, matey?

adjective

Existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind.

Usage examples:

Carrots contain a natural antiseptic

noun

A person having an innate talent for a particular task or activity.

Usage examples:

She was a natural for television work

adverb

A person born with a learning disability.

adjective

Non-formal language, clothes, and behaviour are suitable for occasions that are not serious or official

Usage examples:

It's a shirt that can be worn on both formal and non-formal occasions., the word is rarely found in…

adjective

Not connected with or typical of written artistic works, especially those that are considered to have a high and lasting artistic value

Usage examples:

The author originally had a nonliterary career in mind: she wanted to be a ballerina., the way in w…

adjective

Not of the normal type or size

Usage examples:

The keyboard was fitted with a non-standard plug., a non-standard size of paper, growing numbers ha…

adjective

Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.

Usage examples:

He climbed through the open window

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business.

Usage examples:

She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea

adjective

Having a close, friendly relationship.

Usage examples:

I see you're getting quite pally with carlos

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They've become very pally (with each other)., suddenly she started acting very pally towards me.

adjective

Liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group.

Usage examples:

She was one of the most popular girls in the school

adjective

Liked, enjoyed, or admired by many people or by most people in a particular group

Usage examples:

In-line skating is increasingly popular., contrary to popular belief, air travel is less dangerous …

adjective

Free from tension and anxiety.

Usage examples:

We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Usage examples:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

Usage examples:

A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

Usage examples:

The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adjective

Using or denoting slang.

Usage examples:

The style is so slangy as to be incomprehensible

adjective

Slangy language contains a lot of slang expressions

Usage examples:

His language is very slangy., her writing style is often annoyingly slangy.

adjective

Feeling or showing no effects or changes.

Usage examples:

The walks are suitable only for people who are unaffected by vertigo

adjective

Not influenced or changed in any way

Usage examples:

Internet access will be unaffected by the upgrade., her writing is very unaffected and easy to read.

verb

Unfasten the buttons of (a garment).

Usage examples:

Unbuttoning her jacket she sat down at the table

adjective

Relaxed and informal

Usage examples:

These musicians are keen to communicate the joy of classical music in a more unbuttoned style., tod…

adjective

Having or showing a lack of courtesy; rough or abrupt.

Usage examples:

He was known for his strong views and unceremonious manners

adjective

Done in a rude, sudden, or informal way

Usage examples:

An unceremonious refusal

adjective

Not officially authorized or confirmed.

Usage examples:

Unofficial reports said that dozens of people were injured

adjective

Not connected with or coming from a recognized office or authority

Usage examples:

We think of him as the unofficial town historian., unemployment has been unofficially estimated at …

adjective

Not officially approved by a person in authority, the government, etc.

Usage examples:

Unofficial estimates/figures/targets profits were below unofficial estimates., unofficial data/repo…

adjective

Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

Usage examples:

A friendly and unpretentious hotel

adjective

Simple and/or sincere; not pretentious

Usage examples:

The food is delicious and unpretentious.

adjective

Not laboured or artificial; natural.

Usage examples:

She had an unstudied grace in every step

adjective

Not old-fashioned or formal in manner or behaviour.

Usage examples:

She was unstuffy and always approachable

adjective

Not old-fashioned, formal, or boring

Usage examples:

The hotel is traditional but there is a refreshingly unstuffy approach., she was the unstuffiest pe…

noun

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Usage examples:

He wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience

adjective

(of language) spoken as one's mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language.

Usage examples:

Instead it will become regarded historically as a document that knowingly accelerated the demise of…

noun

The form of a language commonly spoken by the people of a particular region or by a particular group, esp. when it is different from the standard language

Usage examples:

[ u ] much of his poetry derives from the american pop vernacular., a vernacular expression