formal vs outline

formal

noun
  • Formalin. 

  • An event with a formal dress code. 

  • A formal parameter. 

  • An evening gown. 

  • An acetal formed from formaldehyde. 

adj
  • Official. 

  • Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning. 

  • Relating to formation. 

  • Organized; well-structured and planned. 

  • Being in accord with established forms. 

  • Relating to the form or structure of something. 

  • Ceremonial or traditional. 

  • Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual. 

outline

noun
  • A general description of some subject. 

  • A line marking the boundary of an object figure. 

  • The outer shape of an object or figure. 

  • A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment. 

  • A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading. 

  • A preliminary plan for a project. 

  • A statement summarizing the important points of a text. 

  • A setline or trotline. 

verb
  • To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls. 

  • To draw an outline of. 

  • To summarize. 

How often have the words formal and outline occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )