Informality
41shirt-sleeve — adjective also shirt sleeves or shirt sleeved ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ 1. a. : being without a coat spoke before a shirt sleeve audience standing in the sun b. : c …
42down-home — adjective Date: 1938 of, relating to, or having qualities (as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small town people especially of the Southern United States < down home country cooking >; broadly simple, unpretentious …
43familiarity — noun (plural ties) Date: 13th century 1. a. the quality or state of being familiar b. a state of close relationship ; intimacy 2. a. absence of ceremony ; informality b. an unduly informal act or expression ; …
44free and easy — adjective Date: 1699 1. marked by informality and lack of constraint < the free and easy, open air life of the plains Allan Murray > 2. not observant of strict demands < too free and easy in accepting political contributions > • free and easiness …
45glib — adjective (glibber; glibbest) Etymology: probably modification of Low German glibberig slippery Date: 1584 1. a. marked by ease and informality ; nonchalant b. showing little forethought or preparation ; offhand < glib answers > …
46informal — adjective Date: 1585 1. marked by the absence of formality or ceremony < an informal meeting > < an informal group > 2. characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary, casual, or familiar use < informal English > < informal clothes > • informality… …
47seminar — noun Etymology: German, from Latin seminarium nursery Date: 1863 1. a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results through reports and discussions 2. a. (1) a course of study… …
48familiar — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a member of the household of a high official 2. one that is familiar; especially an intimate associate ; companion 3. a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person 4. a. one who… …
49progressive — I. adjective Date: circa 1612 1. a. of, relating to, or characterized by progress b. making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities c. of, relating to, or constituting an educational theory marked by emphasis on the… …
50provincial — I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo French or Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province… …
