formal vs nominal

formal and nominal both are nouns.

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

formal (noun)	nominal (noun)
a gown for evening wear	a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
a lavish dance requiring formal attire

formal (adjective)	nominal (adjective)
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)	of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms	pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court	relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
logically deductive	existing in name only
represented in simplified or symbolic form	insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority	named; bearing the name of a specific person