1. (noun)parlance, idiom a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Synonyms: phrase, artistic style, dialect, set phrase, accent, idiom, parlance, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression
2. (noun)dialect, idiom, accent the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people Synonyms: phrase, artistic style, speech pattern, dialect, stress, set phrase, accent mark, accent, idiom, parlance, emphasis, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression
3. (noun)artistic style, idiom the style of a particular artist or school or movement Synonyms: phrase, artistic style, dialect, set phrase, accent, idiom, parlance, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression
4. (noun)idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up Synonyms: phrase, artistic style, dialect, musical phrase, set phrase, accent, idiom, parlance, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'idiom'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. idiom Language (F. langage < L. lingua, the tongue) signified originally expression of thought by spoken words, but now in its widest sense it signifies expression of thought by any means; as, th Synonyms: language, barbarism, expression, patois, vernacular, dialect, idiom, speech, vocabulary, diction, mother tongue, tongue