formal vs literary

formal is a noun but literary is not a noun.

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

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

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