Synonyms for vocabulary
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Word-stock — the collection of words a person knows and uses
2. Lexicon
lexicon, dictionary, language, words, glossary, terminology, diction, cant, nomenclator
Definitions
- n. 1
The collection of words a person knows and uses.
My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
- n. 2
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
Related words
- Word family
- vocabularial vocabularian vocable vocal
- Phrases
- active vocabulary working vocabulary
Forms
- Plural
- vocabularies → word-stocks, word-hoards, lexicons, dictionaries…
Choose the right word
An author's vocabulary is the range of words which he brings into his use.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dictionary This is the very dictionary I've been looking for.
- lexicon I feel I need a whole new lexicon, as my language fails me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vocabulary | rising | |
| dictionary | steady | |
| lexicon | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cant1
- 5 letters
- words1
- 7 letters
- lexicon3, diction2
- 8 letters
- language2, glossary3
- 10 letters
- dictionary4
- 11 letters
- terminology5, nomenclator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lexicon3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vocabulaire
- Italiano
- vocabolario
- Español
- vocabulario
- Deutsch
- Wortschatz