- colloquiality
- noun see colloquial
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
colloquiality
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colloquiality — noun a) The state or condition of being colloquial; colloquialness. b) A colloquial term, utterance, etc.; a colloquialism … Wiktionary
colloquiality — col·lo·qui·al·i·ty … English syllables
colloquiality — kəˌlōkwēˈaləd.ē, ətē, i noun ( es) : colloquial quality or style; also : an instance of this … Useful english dictionary
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
colloquial — adjective Date: 1751 1. of or relating to conversation ; conversational 2. a. used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also unacceptably informal b. using conversational style • … New Collegiate Dictionary
colloquial — colloquially, adv. colloquialness, colloquiality, n. /keuh loh kwee euhl/, adj. 1. characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. 2. involving or using conversation. [1745 55; … Universalium
colloquialness — noun The state or quality of being colloquial. Syn: colloquiality … Wiktionary
colloquial — /kəˈloʊkwiəl / (say kuh lohkweeuhl) adjective 1. appropriate to or characteristic of conversational speech or writing in which the speaker or writer is under no particular constraint to choose standard, formal, conservative, deferential, polite,… …
col|lo|qui|al|i|ty — «kuh LOH kwee AL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. colloquial quality or style: »He delights in homeliness [and] colloquiality (Atlantic). 2. a colloquial expression: »We must take care that we are not led…into mean colloquialities (Blackwell s… … Useful english dictionary
