formal vs gown

formal and gown both are nouns.

formal is an adjective but gown is not an adjective.

formal is not a verb while gown is a verb.

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

As nouns, gown is a hypernym of formal; that is, gown is a word with a broader meaning than formal:

formal: a gown for evening wear
gown: a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

Other hypernyms of formal include evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear.

formal (noun)	gown (noun)
a gown for evening wear	a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
a lavish dance requiring formal attire	outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
	protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
	lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
	the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located

formal (adjective)	gown (adjective)
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
logically deductive
represented in simplified or symbolic form
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

formal (verb)	gown (verb)
	dress in a gown

Difference between formal and gown

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