idiom

Noun
  1. A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language (synset 107095369)
    is a type of: expression, formulation - the style of expressing yourself
    same as: parlance
  2. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (synset 107170369)
    "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
    domain member usage:
    is a type of: non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
    subtypes:
    • eye dialect - the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
    • patois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
    same as: accent, dialect
  3. The style of a particular artist or school or movement (synset 104936599)
    "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
    is a type of: fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens
    subtypes:
    • baroque, baroqueness - elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
    • classical style - the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony
    • order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
    • rococo - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
    • high renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
    • treatment - a manner of dealing with something artistically
    • neoclassicism - revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
    • classicalism, classicism - a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
    • romantic movement, romanticism - a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
    same as: artistic style
  4. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (synset 107169038)
    domain member usage:
    is a type of: expression, locution, saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    subtypes: ruralism, rusticism - a rural idiom or expression
    same as: idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase

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