idiom

5 letters in word "idiom": D I I M O.

Anagrams of idiom:

• imido

• modii

Words found within idiom:

di dim do dom id imid io mi mid midi mo mod modi moi od oi om

• Definitions:
• parlance: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language dialect: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" artistic style: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
• An Idiom is an expression (i.e. term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through conventional use. ...
• an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words
• an expression in the usage of a language that has a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (eg, raining cats and dogs)
• an expression that does not mean what it literally says (eg, You’re driving me up a wall.)
• the styles or techniques that are characteristic to a particular artist or period, movement or medium.
• a sequence of words which functions semantically as a unit and with an unpredictable meaning (eg kick the bucket, meaning die). This is generally accompanied by a degree of syntactic restriction.
• an expression of language or dialect of a people that is not understood outside its culture. A special terminology.
• a phrase or expression that is (usually) not taken literally. For example, "Don't let the cat out of the bag" means to not tell something one knows, to keep silent.
• a sequence of words which forms a whole unit of meaning
• The characteristic peculiarity of a thing.
• is a group of words that, taken as a whole, has a meaning different from that of the sum of the individual words: You’re driving me up the wall!
• A common expression that has acquired a meaning that differs from its literal meaning, such as “It’s raining cats and dogs” or “That cost me an arm and a leg.”
• An expression whose meaning cannot be derived from its constituent elements. An example might be "to kick the bucket", meaning "to die."
• an expression that does not mean what it literally says, as to have the upper hand has nothing to do with hands. Note: Idioms are peculiar to a given language and usually cannot be translated literally. ...
• A language familiar to a group of people. Example: Ya'll comin' to da party tonight?
• expression comprising several words, the meaning of which extends beyond the meanings of the individual words for a full list of idioms, click here.
• a group of words that cannot be understood by the regular meaning of the words. (example: Sam froze in his steps. No one believes that Sam is so cold he literally froze.)
• Idiom refers to a grammatical construction unique to a certain people, region, or class that cannot be translated literally into another language (eg, "To be on thin ice," "To pull someone's leg").
• Expressing peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
• A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say. An idiom is usually understandable to a particular group of people. For example, using ‘over his head’ for ‘doesn’t understand.’
• An expression in a given language that is unique in its expression and meaning and that cannot, therefore, be analyzed or understood on the basis of what it actually says. ...
• Idiom is language which does not literally mean what it says. Sometimes it is called figurative language. Some examples of idiom are:
• Groups of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of the words. The class was extremely noisy all morning long until the teacher finally had to tell them to “Put a lid on it.”
• a common phrase made up of words that can’t be understood by their literal or ordinary meanings. EX: “raining cats and dogs” “pass the buck” “teach old dog new tricks”

• idiolects ←
• idiolectic ←
• idiolectal ←
• idiom
• → idiomatic
• → idiomatically
• → idiomaticness