idiom
idiom Lexical Profile
idiom Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A group of words established by usage as having a figurative meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (for example, 'spill the beans' or 'under the weather').
"Learning common local idioms can help language students sound much more natural in everyday conversation."
A characteristic mode of expression in music, art, or literature associated with a specific person, group, or period.
"The young composer skillfully blended traditional folk melodies with a modern symphonic idiom."
The form of a language or dialect peculiar to a specific people, region, or community.
"The novelist captured the distinct rural idiom of nineteenth-century Yorkshire with remarkable accuracy."
• Rhymes for idiom
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French idiome, via Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek idiōma ('a peculiarity, property, or unique phrasing'), ultimately from idios ('one's own, personal, or private').