Synonyms for colloquialism
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Related words
- Word family
- colloquy
Forms
- Plural
- colloquialisms → slangs, adages, casualisms…
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A colloquialism is an expression not coarse or low, and perhaps not incorrect, but below the literary grade; educated persons are apt to allow themselves some colloquialisms in familiar conversation, which they would avoid in writing or public speaking.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- slang It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.
- adage There must always be two parties to a quarrel, says the old adage.
By length
- 5 letters
- slang1, adage2
- 9 letters
- casualism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adage2 = 2 syllables).