formals
USFOR-muhlz/ˈfɔɹməlz/UKFAW-muhlz/ˈfɔːməlz/
- 1Plural of formal.
The seniors attended three different formals during their final term.
Most of her formals hung untouched at the back of the closet.
Note
One plural covers several unrelated nouns. Most often formals are evening gowns or the dress-code events they are worn to. A programmer's formals, though, are formal parameters, and a chemist's are acetals formed from formaldehyde. The word can also be short for formal halls. Formalin is a mass noun, so it does not usually take this plural.
formals is a form of formal
formal, noun: A social event that requires formal dress, such as a dance or gala. Full entry
- Forms
- formalformals plural
- Spelling
- formal → formals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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