Meaning

3 senses

  1. (not comparable)Somewhat formal.

    moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket

  2. (Canada, US, not comparable, specifically)Of clothing: having a level of formality between that of informal and formal wear.

  3. (Canada, US, not comparable, specifically)Of an event: having a semiformal dress code.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From semi- + formal.

From semi- + formal.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket:semi-formalblack-tie

Word family

3 related words
Derivedsemiformalitysemiformalizationsemiformally

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
semisemicolonB2semiconductorsemifinalseminarB2seminary

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