Definition –

adj. – (a style of dress, speech, writing, posture, behaviour, etc.) very correct and suitable for official or important occasions

n. – a lavish dance requiring formal attire.

e.g. –

• Only formal dresses allow in this interview.
• Mr English doesn’t talk formally.

In Hindi – n. आकारनिष्ठ (AkaraniShTh), नियमानुसार (niyamanusar), शिष्टाचार के अनुकूल (shiShTachar ke anukul), विधिवत (vidhivat), रूपात्मक (rupatmak), आकारिक (Akarik), बाह्यरूप का (bahyarup ka), सुव्यवस्थित (suvyavasthit), तत्वसम्बन्धी (tatvasambandhi), क्रमसंगत (kramasanagat).

adj. औपचारिक (aupacharik), प्ररूपिक (prarupik).

Synonym – academic, ceremonial, solemn, strict, legal, precise, official, ritual.

Antonym – informal, inaccurate, indefinite, ambiguous, customary, ordinary.

Cognate word – conjugate – form

• adj. – formalized, formless

• adv. – formally

• n. – form, formality, formalism, formalization

• v. – formalized

• v.i. – form, formalize

• v.t. – form, formalize