colloquial
[ kuh-loh-kwee-uhl ]
/ kəˈloʊ kwi əl /
adjective
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
involving or using conversation.
synonym study for colloquial
1, 2.
Colloquial,
conversational,
informal refer to types of speech or to usages not on a formal level.
Colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant “vulgar” or “bad” or “incorrect” usage, whereas it is merely a familiar style used in speaking and writing.
Conversational refers to a style used in the oral exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.:
an easy conversational style.
Informal means without formality, without strict attention to set forms, unceremonious:
an informal manner of speaking; it describes the ordinary, everyday language of cultivated speakers.
OTHER WORDS FROM colloquial
Words nearby colloquial
colloidin,
collop,
collophane,
collophore,
colloq.,
colloquial,
colloquialism,
colloquium,
colloquy,
collotype,
collude
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British Dictionary definitions for colloquial
colloquial
/ (kəˈləʊkwɪəl) /
adjective
of or relating to conversation
denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabulary
Compare informal