dinner dress dinner gown formal evening gown | a gown for evening wear |
formal garden | a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs |
symbolic logic mathematical logic formal logic | any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity |
formal semantics | the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning |
ball formal | a lavish dance requiring formal attire |
placid quiet still tranquil smooth unruffled | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves, a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay, the quiet waters of a lagoon, a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky, a smooth channel crossing, scarcely a ripple on the still water, unruffled water |
calm unagitated serene tranquil | not agitated, without losing self-possession, spoke in a calm voice, remained calm throughout the uproar, he remained serene in the midst of turbulence, a serene expression on her face, she became more tranquil, tranquil life in the country |
courtly formal stately | refined or imposing in manner or appearance, befitting a royal court, a courtly gentleman |
formal | being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress), pay one's formal respects, formal dress, a formal ball, the requirement was only formal and often ignored, a formal education |
semiformal semi-formal black-tie | moderately formal, requiring a dinner jacket, he wore semiformal attire, a black-tie dinner |
formal | (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms, the paper was written in formal English |
formal | logically deductive, formal proof |
formal | characteristic of or befitting a person in authority, formal duties, an official banquet |
conventional formal schematic | represented in simplified or symbolic form |