colloquial
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colloquial
not formal or literary; belonging to or typical of ordinary or familiar language
Not to be confused with:
colloquium – an academic conference or seminar
colloquy – the act of conversing; a conversation
col·lo·qui·al
(kə-lō′kwē-əl)adj.
1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.
2. Relating to conversation; conversational.
[From colloquy.]
col·lo′qui·al n.
col·lo′qui·al·ly adv.
col·lo′qui·al·ness n.
colloquial
(kəˈləʊkwɪəl)adj
1. (Linguistics) of or relating to conversation
2. (Linguistics) denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabulary. Compare informal
colˈloquially adv
colˈloquialness n
col•lo•qui•al
(kəˈloʊ kwi əl)adj.
1. characteristic of or suitable to ordinary or familiar conversation or writing rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
2. involving or using conversation.
col•lo′qui•al•ly, adv.
col•lo′qui•al•ness, col•lo`qui•al′i•ty, n.
syn: colloquial, conversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages that are not on a formal level. colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant “vulgar” or “bad” or “incorrect” usage, whereas it merely describes a casual or familiar style used in speaking and writing: colloquial expressions. conversational refers to a style used in the oral exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.: The newsletter was written in an easy conversational style. informal means without formality, without strict attention to set forms, unceremonious; it describes the ordinary, everyday language of cultivated speakers: informal English.
colloquial
Used to describe words or expressions that are found in everyday speech.
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Adj. | 1. | colloquial - characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English" informal - used of spoken and written language |
colloquial
adjective informal, familiar, everyday, vernacular, conversational, demotic, idiomatic He converses in colloquial Japanese as easily as in English.
colloquial
adjectiveIn the style of conversation:
Translations
عامّي، دارِج
hovorový
daglidags-dagligdagshverdags-kollokvialtalesprogs-
kötetlen társalgási nyelvi
talmáls-
paprastai sakantšnekamosios kalbõsšnekamosios kalbos žodis/posakis
sarunu-
konuşma diline ait
colloquial
[kəˈləʊkwiəl] adj [language, speech] → familier/ière; [term, sense] → familier/ière; [English] → parlé(e)colloquial
adj → umgangssprachlich
colloquial
(kəˈləukwiəl) adjective of or used in everyday informal, especially spoken, language. a colloquial expression.
colˈloquially adverbcolˈloquialism noun
an expression used in colloquial language.