id·i·om ( d  - m)n. 1. A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on. 2. The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language. 3. Regional speech or dialect. 4. a. A specialized vocabulary used by a group of people; jargon: legal idiom. b. A style or manner of expression peculiar to a given people: "Also important is the uneasiness I've always felt at cutting myself off from my idiom, the American habits of speech and jest and reaction, all of them entirely different from the local variety" (S.J. Perelman). 5. A style of artistic expression characteristic of a particular individual, school, period, or medium: the idiom of the French impressionists; the punk rock idiom. [Late Latin idi  ma, idimat-, from Greek, from idiousthai, to make one's own, from idios, own, personal, private; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.] |
idiom [ˈɪdɪəm]
n
1. (Linguistics) a group of words whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meanings of the constituent words, as for example (It was raining) cats and dogs
2. (Linguistics) linguistic usage that is grammatical and natural to native speakers of a language
3. (Linguistics) the characteristic vocabulary or usage of a specific human group or subject
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the characteristic artistic style of an individual, school, period, etc.
[from Latin idiōma peculiarity of language, from Greek; see idio-]
idiomatic [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk], idiomatical adj
idiomatically adv
idiomaticalness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | idiom - a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" |
| 2. | idiom - 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" non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community eye dialect - the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker patois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard | |
| 3. |  idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"baroqueness, baroque - elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century classical style - the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans rococo - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" High Renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content treatment - a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture" neoclassicism - revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation classicalism, classicism - a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" Romantic Movement, Romanticism - a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality" | |
| 4. | idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" in the lurch - in a difficult or vulnerable position; "he resigned and left me in the lurch" like clockwork - with regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went off like clockwork" |
idiom
noun
1. phrase, expression, turn of phrase, locution, set phrase Proverbs and idioms may become worn with over-use.
Translations
idiom
n
(= special phrase, group of words) → idiomatische Wendung, Redewendung f
(= language) → Sprache f, → Idiom nt; (of region) → Mundart f, → Dialekt m; (of author) → Ausdrucksweise f, → Diktion f; … to use the modern idiom → … um es modern auszudrücken
(in music, art) → Ausdrucksform f
idiom [ˈɪdɪəm] n (phrase) → locuzione f idiomatica; (style of expression) → stile m
idiom [ˈɪdɪəm] n (phrase) → locuzione f idiomatica; (style of expression) → stile m
idiom [ˈɪdɪəm] n (phrase) → locuzione f idiomatica; (style of expression) → stile m
n idiom [ˈidiəm]
1 an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words His mother passed away (= died) this morning. idioom تَعْبير إصْطِلاحي идиом idiom udtryksform; talemåde das Idiom ιδιωτισμός locución, modismo, frase hecha idioom اصطلاح idiomi locution idiomatique צֵירוּף מִילִים मुहावरा fraza idióma, kifejezés, szólás idiom orðatiltæki, orðtak espressione idiomatica 慣用句 숙어 idioma idiomātisks izteiciens ungkapan idiomatische uitdrukking fast uttrykk, idiom idiom idioma expresie idiomatică идиома idiom, fráza, ustálené slovné spojenie fraza idiom idiom, uttryck สำนวน deyim, deyiş 成語 ідіома, ідіоматичний зворот محاورہ thành ngữ 成语
2 the expressions of a language in general English idiom. spraakgebruik, idiomatiese uitdrukking تعابير اللغة بصورة عامَّه израз jazyk sprog; sprogbrug die Ausdrucksweise ιδίωμα, γλωσσική ποικιλία idioma idioom اصطلاح kieli idiome נִיב वाक्य-व्यवहार dijalekt nyelv(ezet) idiom málvenja idioma 語法 관용구 savita kalba idioma, savdabīgs izteiciens dialek idioom talemåte, uttrykksmåte idiom(atyka) idioma idiom язык jazyk govor izraz idiom, språk สำนวน dil 習慣用法 діалект; говірка کسی زبان کا محاورہ cách diễn đạt 语言习惯用法
adj idioˈmatic [-ˈmӕtik]
(negativeunidiomatic)
1 using an idiom an idiomatic use of this word. idiomatiese إصْطِلاحي идиоматичен idiomatický idiomatisk; mundret idiomatisch ιδιωματικός idiomático idiomaatiline اصطلاحی idiomaattinen idiomatique אִידיוֹמָטִי मुहावरेदार idiomatski idiomatikus idiomatis sem er samkvæmt málvenju idiomatico 慣用的な 관용적인 idiomatinis idiomātisks ungkapan idiomatisch idiomatisk, som fast uttrykk idiomatyczny idiomático idiomatic идиоматический idiomatický idiomatičen idiomtaski idiomatisk ซึ่งมีสำนวนแบบเจ้าของภาษา deyimsel, deyimli 用成語表達的 ідіоматичний محاورہ کے طور پر مستعمل có tính chất thành ngữ 用习语的
2 using appropriate idioms We try to teach idiomatic English. idiomaties إصْطِلاحي правилен idiomatický idiomatisk; mundret sprachüblich ιδιωματικός idiomático idiomaatiline مصطلح idiomaattinen idiomatique שִימוּש בְּנִיב उचित वाक्य-व्यवहार svojstven nekom narječju idiomatikus idiomatis sem er samkvæmt málvenju idiomatico 自然な 관용어법에 맞는 savitas, tikras idiomātisks idiomatik idiomatisch idiomatisk, med riktig uttrykksmåte idiomatyczny idiomático idiomatic использующий идиоматические выражения idiomatický idiomatičen idiomatski idiomatisk ซึ่งมีสำนวนแบบเจ้าของภาษา bir dile özgü 符合語言習慣的 ідіоматичний صحیح محاوروں کا استعمال phù hợp với đặc tính của một ngôn ngữ 合乎语言习惯用法的
adv idioˈmatically
idiomaties إصْطِلاحِيًّا идиоматично idiomaticky idiomatiskt; mundret idiomatisch ιδιωματικά idiomáticamente idiomaatiliselt بطور مصطلح idiomaattisesti de façon idiomatique לְפִי תְכוּנַת הַשָׂפָה उचित वाक्य-व्यवहार से idiomatski idiomatikusan secara idiomatik samkvæmt málvenju in modo idiomatico 慣用的に 관용어적으로 idiomatiškai idiomātiski dengan idiomatik idiomatisch idiomatisk idiomatycznie idiomaticamente (în mod) idiomatic идиоматически idiomaticky idiomatično idiomatski idiomatiskt ความเป็นเจ้าของภาษา deyimsel olarak 用習語表達地 ідіоматично بامحاورہ phù hợp phong cách bản ngữ 用习语表达地
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