Definition of formal

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Formal (a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect..

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Sir :: Sir (n.) A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality..
Speech :: Speech (n.) formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.
Mister :: Mister (v. t.) To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way..
Petition :: Petition (n.) A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer..
Consign :: Consign (v. t.) To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave..
Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address..
Interview :: Interview (n.) A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President..
Reformalize :: Reformalize (v. i.) To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness.
Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
Response :: Response (n.) Reply to an objection in formal disputation.
Ceremonious :: Ceremonious (a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
Set :: Set (a.) Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle..
Prologue :: Prologue (v. t.) To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue..
Complaint :: Complaint (n.) A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity..
Verfication :: Verfication (n.) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.
Formal :: Formal (a.) Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent..
Reprimand :: Reprimand (n.) To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
Enunciate :: Enunciate (v. t.) To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth..
Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
Register :: Register (n.) A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule..
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