formal
🇺🇸
/ˈfɔːrml/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɔːml/
adjective
A2
proper for official events
The formal dinner required suits and dresses.
A2
official or done by rules
They made a formal request for help.
B2
learned in school, not from experience
She has formal training in medicine.
R
about how something is done, not what is done
The formal style of the writing made it hard to read.
R
arranged in a neat and planned way
The formal garden had straight paths and neat hedges.
translation
proper for official events; official or done by rules; learned in school, not from experience; about how something is done, not what is done; arranged in a neat and planned way