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colloquial
colloquialnot formal or literary; belonging to or typical of ordinary or familiar language
Not to be confused with:colloquium – an academic conference or seminarcolloquy – the act of conversing; a conversationcol·lo·qui·al C0484200 (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) adj1. (Linguistics) of or relating to conversation2. (Linguistics) denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabulary. Compare informal colˈloquially adv colˈloquialness ncol•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. [1745–55; colloquy + -al1] 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. colloquialUsed to describe words or expressions that are found in everyday speech.Thesaurus| 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"conversationalinformal - used of spoken and written language |
colloquialadjective informal, familiar, everyday, vernacular, conversational, demotic, idiomatic He converses in colloquial Japanese as easily as in English.colloquialadjectiveIn the style of conversation:chatty, confabulatory, conversational, informal.Translationscolloquial (kəˈləukwiəl) adjective of or used in everyday informal, especially spoken, language. a colloquial expression. 口語的，通俗語的 口语的colˈloquially adverb 口語地 口语地colˈloquialism noun an expression used in colloquial language. 口語說法 口语说法MedicalSeecolloquialismAcronymsSeeCOLLOQcolloquial
Synonyms for colloquialadj informalSynonyms- informal
- familiar
- everyday
- vernacular
- conversational
- demotic
- idiomatic
Synonyms for colloquialadj in the style of conversationSynonyms- chatty
- confabulatory
- conversational
- informal
Synonyms for colloquialadj characteristic of informal spoken language or conversationSynonymsRelated Words |