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idiomatic

id·i·o·mat·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [id-ee-uh-mat-ik]
    • /ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk/
    • /ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [id-ee-uh-mat-ik]
    • /ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk/

Definitions of idiomatic word

  • adjective idiomatic peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French. 1
  • adjective idiomatic containing or using many idioms. 1
  • adjective idiomatic having a distinct style or character, especially in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer. 1
  • noun idiomatic Using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker. 1
  • adjective idiomatic of idiomatic expression 1
  • adjective idiomatic distinct, characteristic 1
See all 10 definitions of idiomatic

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Origin of idiomatic

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Late Greek idiōmatikós, equivalent to idiōmat- (stem of idíōma) idiom + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Idiomatic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Idiomatic

idiomatic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

idiomatic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for idiomatic

adj idiomatic

  • colloquial — of or relating to conversation
  • dialectal — of a dialect.
  • local — low-cal.
  • natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
  • vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).

adjective idiomatic

  • fluent — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
  • native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
  • informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
All 8 Synonyms of idiomatic

Antonyms for idiomatic

adjective idiomatic

  • stilted — stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
Just one Antonym for idiomatic

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  • foot-in-mouth

    (of a statement) inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent.

  • lexicology

    the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.

  • lexis

    the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.

  • phrasal verb

    a combination of verb and one or more adverbial or prepositional particles, as catch on, take off, bring up, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning that could not be predicted from the meanings of the individual parts.

  • prepositional verb

    a combination of verb and preposition, often with idiomatic meaning, differing from other phrasal verbs in that an object must always follow the preposition, as take after in The children take after their mother.
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