formal vs conventional

conventional vs formal

formal is a noun but conventional is not a noun.

formal and conventional both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
formal	Yes	Yes	No	No
conventional	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, formal and conventional are synonyms defined as:

formal and conventional: represented in simplified or symbolic form

Other synonyms of formal include schematic.

formal (noun)	conventional (noun)
a gown for evening wear
a lavish dance requiring formal attire

formal (adjective)	conventional (adjective)
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)	following accepted customs and proprieties
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms	unimaginative and conformist
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court	(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
logically deductive	rigidly formal or bound by convention
represented in simplified or symbolic form	represented in simplified or symbolic form
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority	conforming with accepted standards
	in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

Difference between formal and conventional

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