Synonyms and Antonyms of colloquialism
hypernym (colloquialism IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)the style of expressing yourself (noun.communication)
domain member usage (.... is used in colloquialism domain)
- (noun.communication)aave, african american english, african american vernacular english, black english, black english vernacular, black vernacular, black vernacular english, ebonicsa nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States (noun.communication)
- (noun.animal)small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds (noun.animal)
- (noun.artifact)an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday (noun.artifact)
- (noun.attribute)the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting) (noun.attribute)
- (noun.body)the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)
- (noun.cognition)something causing antagonism or loss of interest (noun.cognition)
- (noun.communication)an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff (noun.communication)
- (noun.location)(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests (noun.location)
- (noun.person)a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first (noun.person)
- (noun.person)an important influential person (noun.person)
- (noun.person)soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person)
- (noun.person)someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman (noun.person)
- (noun.person)executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm (noun.person)
- (noun.person)someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression (noun.person)
- (noun.person)someone who spoils the pleasure of others (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views (noun.person)
- (noun.person)townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man (noun.person)
- (noun.possession)a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group (noun.possession)
- (noun.state)a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise (noun.state)
- (verb.perception)pay attention; be watchful (verb.perception)
- (adj.all)easily frightened (adj.all)
- (adj.all)bare-ass, bare-assed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, raw, stark naked(used informally) completely unclothed (adj.all)
- (adj.all)providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) (adj.all)
- (adj.all)thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) (adj.all)
- (adj.all)(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals (adj.all)
- (adj.all)(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform (adj.all)
- (adj.all)bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny(used informally) very small (adj.all)
- (adj.all)extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (adj.all)
- (adj.all)intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations (adj.all)
- (adj.all)pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) (adj.all)
- (adj.all)denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative (adj.all)
- (adv.all)to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') (adv.all)
- (adv.all)unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') (adv.all)
- (adv.all)completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') (adv.all)
- (adv.all)to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) (adv.all)
- (adv.all)if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) (adv.all)
- (adv.all)regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously (adv.all)
- (adv.all)definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') (adv.all)
- (adv.all)with great speed or effort or intensity (adv.all)
