Another word for colloquial
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Adjective
In the style of conversation
- Not formal or ceremonious; casual:
- Not being in accord with prescribed regulations or forms; unofficial:
- Suited for everyday wear or use:
- of, like, or for conversation
- fond of or given to conversation; liking to converse
- interactive
- Inclined to chat; friendly and talkative.
- Full of or in the style of light informal talk:
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Another word for colloquial
Modifier
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- Failing to meet a standard; below standard.
- Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
- Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard.
- Varying from or not adhering to the standard:
- Associated with a language variety used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place:
- Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area:
- Not broad or general; not widespread:
- Of or relating to a large geographic region.
- Of or relating to a particular region or district.
- Of or affecting a region of the body:
- Of or relating to a dialect.
- Not linguistically standard.
- Often encountered or seen:
- Having fair knowledge; acquainted:
- Of established friendship; intimate:
- Not rigorous or strict.
- Free from strain or tension.
- Easy and informal in manner.
- Being such by birth or origin:
- Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.
- Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants:
- Present in or produced by nature:
- Of, relating to, or concerning nature:
- Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:
- Commonly encountered; usual:
- Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
- Not particularly good; not better than average:
- The common speech of a people; the vernacular.
- A widely accepted text or version of a work.
- The Latin edition or translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome at the end of the fourth century ad , now used in a revised form as the Roman Catholic authorized version.
- A dialect of Greek that developed primarily from Attic and became the common language of the Hellenistic world, from which later stages of Greek are descended.
- A lingua franca.
- A regional dialect or language that becomes the standard language over a wider area, losing its most extreme local features.
- Of or relating to the common people; popular:
- Of, relating to, or written in the simplified form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- Of or relating to a form of modern Greek based on colloquial use.
- of, like, or containing slang
- given to using slang
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- Expressed orally; uttered:
- Speaking or using speech in a specified manner or voice. Often used in combination:
- Peculiar to or characteristic of a given language.
- Characterized by proficient use of idiomatic expressions:
- Resembling or having the nature of an idiom.
- Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal:
- Unpremeditated or offhand:
- Suited for everyday wear or informal use:
- Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
- Commonplace; ordinary:
- The ordinary or routine day or occasion:
- The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language.
- A variety of such everyday language specific to a social group or region:
- The specialized vocabulary of a particular trade, profession, or group:
- Not formal or ceremonious; casual:
- Not being in accord with prescribed regulations or forms; unofficial:
- Suited for everyday wear or use:
- of, like, or for conversation
- fond of or given to conversation; liking to converse
- interactive
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