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idiom::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase |
| Type of | expression, saying, locution |
| Has types | ruralism, rusticism |
| Derivation | idiomatic |
idiom::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parlance |
| Type of | expression, formulation |
| Derivation | idiomatic, idiomatical |
idiom::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accent, dialect |
| Type of | non-standard speech |
| Has types | patois, eye dialect |
idiom::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | artistic style |
| Type of | fashion, mode, manner, way, style |
| Has types | romantic movement, baroqueness, classical style, classicalism, classicism, high renaissance, neoclassicism, order, rococo, baroque, romanticism, treatment |
an imaginative orchestral idiom.
Examples of idiom
idiom
Scored for string trio and clarinet, the musical idiom is gloopy and lachrymose.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In whatever idiom he chose, Albright wrote music with heart, humanity and humor.
From the freep.com
Idiom has established itself as an important player in the globalization market.
From the hemscott.com
Why would modern people bother to speak in the village's peculiar, archaic idiom?
From the theatlantic.com
The Oscars have their own cinematic idiom that tells stories in a particular way.
From the time.com
The most correct answer is neither race nor idiom, but bureacracy and corruption.
From the economist.com
This was why the surviving Greek translation was written in such a strange idiom.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The term bootstrap derives from the idiom to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Idiom like that can seem odd when one thinks about the meanings behind each word.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Parlance: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
- Dialect: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
- Artistic style: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
- An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
- An accepted expression in a given language that is not grammatically standard or cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual constituents; A manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself; An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style; ...
- (IDIOMS) Copy cat; bell the cat; cat and mouse; cat's whiskers; cat out of the bag; cat and dog life; cat on hot bricks; something the cat brought in; a cat's paw; cat among the pigeons; while the cat's away.
- (Idioms) (idiomatic expressions)
- (Idioms) Categories like fruit, body parts, colors, clothing are given and the meaning appears on the right.
