Colloquialism vs. Idiom
Colloquialismnoun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.
Colloquialismnoun
A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
Colloquialismnoun
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Colloquialismnoun
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation
Colloquialismnoun
the use of colloquialisms
Colloquialism
Colloquialism or colloquial language is the linguistic style used for casual communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts.
Idiomnoun
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
Idiomnoun
A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
Idiomnoun
An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.
Idiomnoun
An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
Idiomnoun
(programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
Idiomnoun
The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.
Idiomnoun
An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language.
Idiomnoun
A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; as, an idiomatic expression; less commonly, a single word used in a peculiar sense.
Idiomnoun
The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; as, written in his own idiom.
Idiomnoun
Dialect; a variant form of a language.
Idiomnoun
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Idiomnoun
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
Idiomnoun
the style of a particular artist or school or movement;
Idiomnoun
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Idiomnoun
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).
Idiomnoun
a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people
Idiomnoun
the dialect of a people or part of a country.
Idiomnoun
a characteristic mode of expression in music or art
Idiom
An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.
