Idiomatic
Pronunciation of Idiomatic
/ˌɪdɪəmˈatɪk/, /ˌɪdɪəmˈatɪk/, /ˌɪ_d_ɪ__ə_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k/
Synonyms for idiomatic:
Sense 1
inflected, metaphorical, unmarked, disyllabic, tautological, monosyllabic, proverbial, umbrella, linguistic, spoken, sesquipedalian, polysemous, synonymous, agglutinative, unpronounceable, phatic, figuratively, cognate.
Sense 2
nonstandard, pidgin, figurative, extinct, literal, creole.
Sense 3
native, classical, literally, technical.
Sense 4
old.
Sense 6
dead.
colloquial (adjective)
vernacular, colloquial, informal, conversational, slang, casual.
informal (adjective)
vernacular, colloquial, dialectal.
pert (adjective)
idiomatical.
regional (adjective)
Sense 1 (noun)
figuratively, agglutinative, disyllabic, cognate, dead, figurative, classical, extinct, creole.
idiomatic (noun)
idiomatical.
informal (noun)
Usage examples for idiomatic:
- " It's all right," said the young Malay, showing his white teeth, and speaking fair idiomatic English, though with a peculiar accent. - "Middy and Ensign", G. Manville Fenn.
- They were plodding away at the Greek Testament, immersed in a chapter of the idiomatic and difficult Epistle to the Hebrews. - "Life's Little Ironies A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters", Thomas Hardy.