idiom

Word Type

n.

idiom Meaning Definition

An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage, having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical sense of its structural form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a particular author.

Synonyms for idiom

Acadian,Anglo-Indian,Brooklynese,Cajun,Canadian French,Cockney,French Canadian,Gullah,Midland,Midland dialect,New England dialect,Pennsylvania Dutch,Yankee,Yorkshire,adjectival phrase,argot,bundle of isoglosses,cant,choice of words,class dialect,clause,cliche,composition,construction,dialect,dialect dictionary,diction,expression,formulation,grammar,headed group,idiotism,isogloss,jargon,language,langue,lingo,lingua,linguistic atlas,linguistic community,linguistic island,local dialect,localism,locution,manner of speaking,noun phrase,paragraph,parlance,parole,patois,peculiar expression,period,personal usage,phrasal idiom,phrase,phraseology,phrasing,provincialism,regional accent,regionalism,rhetoric,sentence,set phrase,speech,speech community,standard phrase,subdialect,syntactic structure,talk,term,tongue,turn of expression,turn of phrase,usage,use of words,usus loquendi,utterance,verb complex,verb phrase,verbalism,verbiage,vernacular,way of speaking,word-group,wordage,wording

Synonym Search Links for idiom

AcadianAnglo-IndianBrooklyneseCajunCanadian FrenchCockneyFrench CanadianGullahMidlandMidland dialectNew England dialectPennsylvania DutchYankeeYorkshireadjectival phraseargotbundle of isoglossescantchoice of wordsclass dialectclauseclichecompositionconstructiondialectdialect dictionarydictionexpressionformulationgrammarheaded groupidiotismisoglossjargonlanguagelanguelingolingualinguistic atlaslinguistic communitylinguistic islandlocal dialectlocalismlocutionmanner of speakingnoun phraseparagraphparlanceparolepatoispeculiar expressionperiodpersonal usagephrasal idiomphrasephraseologyphrasingprovincialismregional accentregionalismrhetoricsentenceset phrasespeechspeech communitystandard phrasesubdialectsyntactic structuretalktermtongueturn of expressionturn of phraseusageuse of wordsusus loquendiutteranceverb complexverb phraseverbalismverbiagevernacularway of speakingword-groupwordagewording