IDIOM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the style of a particular artist or school or movement
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • an imaginative orchestral idiom
    Hypernyms(s) idiom is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) idiom is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) idiom is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
    • he has a strong German accent
    Hypernyms(s) idiom is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)