noun
- formal clothes, especially evening wear or dress clothes worn to special occasions
- formal dances or social events requiring dress clothes
Usage: plural form
Usage: plural form; informal
Examples
- She packed her formals for the wedding reception.
- The dry cleaner specializes in cleaning formals and wedding dresses.
- He rented a tuxedo since he didn’t own any formals.
- The school has three formals each year: homecoming, winter formal, and prom.
- Her closet was full of formals from years of attending charity galas.
- Students were excited about shopping for formals before the dance.
- The store had a sale on formals just before prom season.